University of Arizona researchers have come up with a new way to deliver chemotherapy drugs to pancreatic and breast cancer tumors. The method causes less damage to healthy tissues.
Paclitaxel is one of the major chemotherapy drugs used for treating a wide range of cancers, including breast, pancreatic, lung and ovarian. While it is effective in killing cancer cells, it has downsides, often going to unwanted places like the liver and spleen.
A new delivery method that takes advantage of the unique properties of tiny, fatty bubbles called nanovesicles. A nanovesicle is a form of nanoparticle, which scientists often use in drug delivery. UA’s research team chemically attached paclitaxel to a type of fat found in cell membranes…