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Apr 14, 2023

Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).

In a significant groundbreaking medical development, researchers have created a tiny device, smaller than a grain of rice, to deliver drugs directly to the pancreatic tumor.

Nano-device uses less dosage to shrink cancer.


Houston Methodist.

In the near future, this implantable nanofluidic device could be a game changer in treating pancreatic cancer. Nanomedicine experts at Houston Methodist Academic Institute developed the device.

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