Sugar Coated Hope for Brain Cancer Patients? A recent study from Oregon State University has sparked hope for patients with glioblastoma, a notoriously difficult to treat form of brain cancer.
Researchers used sugar coated nanoparticles to deliver genetic instructions that restore a key tumor suppressing protein, resulting in a 50% increase in median survival time in mice with glioblastoma.
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and current treatments often fall short due to the blood brain barrier.