Scientists from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute have developed a new blood test that could screen cancer patients to help make their treatment safer and more effective.
RMIT UniversityDec 16 2024 The first-of-its-kind test can rapidly assess how effective different polyethylene glycol based nanomedicines are at killing cancer cells and minimizing side effects using just a drop of blood from people with leukemia, a type of blood cancer .
The team's proof-of-concept test is not yet available in clinical settings such as general practices and hospitals, but it could be further developed and rolled out in collaboration with industry partners and government support within the next few years. How they conducted the study The study tested three different PEG-based nanomedicines on the blood of 15 people with leukemia.
"We found that differences in people's immune systems affects how well these therapies worked against cancer cells, as well as side effects." The experiments showed that Doxil was still the most suitable option for some of the individuals tested compared to the other nanomedicines.
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