Groundbreaking Chemotherapy Delivery System Developed
Scientists in Canada have devised a way to non-invasively bypass the blood-brain barrier in order to more effectively deliver chemotherapy to brain tumors.
Scientists have developed a method to more effectively deliver chemotherapy to brain tumors by non-invasively permeating the blood-brain barrier.
That barrier has been likened to saran wrap—it coats the brain's blood vessels and protects our most vital organ from toxic substances.
But its protective ability has proven a challenge for cancer treatments.
Dr. Todd Mainprize, principal investigator of the study, said
Scientists have developed a method to more effectively deliver chemotherapy to brain tumors by non-invasively permeating the blood-brain barrier.
That barrier has been likened to saran wrap—it coats the brain's blood vessels and protects our most vital organ from toxic substances.
But its protective ability has proven a challenge for cancer treatments.
Dr. Todd Mainprize, principal investigator of the study, said