Silica cages help anti-cancer antibodies kill tumours in mice

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 05:01 in Health & Medicine

Packaging anti-cancer drugs into particles of chemically modified silica improve the drugs' ability to fight skin cancer in mice, according to new research. Results published May 3 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society online show the honeycombed particles can help anti-cancer antibodies prevent tumour growth and prolong the lives of mice...

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