News tagged with medical isotope

High-impact radiopeptide therapy halts neuroendocrine cancer

Research introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting could be a sign of hope for patients with neuroendocrine cancer not responding well to standard therapies. Most radiotherapies use medical isotopes that emit beta radiation. ...

Cancer Jun 06, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New pretargeted radioimmunotherapy for colorectal cancer

Investigators at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting are presenting results from a phase 1 clinical trial for a cancer therapy that has the potential to kill colorectal tumors with less destruction of healthy tissue. Further research ...

Cancer Jun 06, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0