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Article: RESEARCH: RESEARCHERS DEVELOP CANCER-KILLING ISOTOPES.(Brief Article)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- June 29, 2002
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How does the cancer-killing mechanism developed by researchers work? A cancer-cell selective vehicle, (e.g. a monocolonal antibody or a peptide) is connected to a powerful radioactive isotope. As it radioactively decays, the isotope emits particles that can either directly or indirectly kill any cancer cells it encounters. Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin commented that "more research is needed, but experts tell us that the results from pre-clinical and first clinical trials are promising. Search-and-destroy isotopes should be helpful in fighting a great number of cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma (haematological malignancies), microscopic, intraperitoneally ...