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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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