Study identifies biomarker that safely monitors tumor response to new brain cancer treatment
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 23:49
in Health & Medicine
LOS ANGELES (STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 A.M. EDT on JULY 1, 2009) -- A specific biomarker, a protein released by dying tumor cells, has been identified as an effective tool in an animal model to gauge the response to a novel gene therapy treatment for glioblastoma mulitforme.
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