The spread of the tumor process and the effectiveness of anticancer therapy can be assessed with the help of miniature control particles implanted in the body, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net American scientists are developing a method by which microparticles visible during scanning will be attached to tumor cells.

Their goal is to ensure the connection of particles with tumor cells for a long time.

To date, determining the right dose of an anticancer drug and identifying whether it works correctly is a very difficult task.

Traditional tests and blood tests can not accurately show how much the drug is delivered to the tumor itself.

The project, proposed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will allow doctors to look at the tumor "from within". Using microscopic particles of iron oxide coated with carbohydrate, which in structure resembles starch.

The starch surface is coated with antibodies that are incorporated by the immune system into the tumor substance. Accumulating in the substance of the tumor, the particles make it completely visible to the conventional scanner.

This allows doctors to conduct a more complete and long-term follow-up of patients who underwent cancer treatment.

The technology developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a preliminary character and has never been tested in humans.

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