Ultrasound trial offers hope for brain cancer patients

New technique temporarily allows drugs to cross blood brain barrier to treat tumoursA technique has been developed that could revolutionise thetreatment of brain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases by temporarily allowing drugs and other substances to cross the blood brain barrier – a structure that separates the brain’s blood vessels from the rest of its tissues.A trial in four women whose breast cancer had spread to the brain showed that magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) could safely deliver the antibody therapy Herceptin into their brain tissue, causing the tumours to shrink.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Medical research Neuroscience Breast cancer Alzheimer's Health Society Source Type: news