Houston Methodist Research Institute nanomedicine researchers used an implantable nanofluidic drug delivery device smaller than a grain of rice to deliver immunotherapy directly into a pancreatic tumor. [Image courtesy of Houston Methodist]
Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute developed a tiny drug delivery device for addressing difficult-to-treat cancers.
The researchers published their work in a paper in Advanced Science. They used an implantable nanofluidic device they invented to deliver CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAB). The team calls the device a nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES).
With the device — smaller than a grain of rice — they delivered immunotherapy directly into the tumor at a sustained low dose. This investigation took place in murine (rodent) models.
Researchers observed tumor reduction at a four-fold lower dosage compared to traditional systemic immunotherapy treatment.
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