Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer

NYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells.

Radiation After Lumpectomy Can Be Omitted for Certain Women With Breast Cancer [Medical News & Perspectives]

JAMA. 2010;304(4):395-396. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.966 Chicago As the era of personalized medicine unfolds, data-driven therapeutic options for use of radiation therapy in women with breast cancer are beginning to emerge.

CvergenX acquires global rights to InterveneXRT technology for individualization of radiation therapy

Moffitt Cancer Center and CvergenX, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a licensing agreement under which CvergenX has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to a technology platform that individualizes radiation therapy, InterveneXRT. Researchers at Moffitt have used gene expression analysis and systems biology to create a radio-sensitivity classification index for individual ...

One-Day Breast Cancer Treatment

When breast cancer is caught early, lumpectomy plus radiation is widely considered just as effective as a total mastectomy. There's a new therapy in testing that could combine surgery and radiation into one single visit.

Hoosier Oncology Group Recognizes Dr. Mantravadi of Radiation Oncology Associates for Accomplishments in Cancer Care

Dr. Rao Mantravadi, a practicing physician at Radiation Oncology Associates of Fort Wayne, was recently honored at an anniversary gala in Indianapolis, IN.