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Standard treatment for advanced colorectal cancer generally involves surgical resection and chemotherapy. However, the recent emergence of targeted therapies, particularly those that inhibit EGFR, has provided treatment options that extend survival for a subset of patients. ...
ByBiocept based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA)
For many solid tumors, the best chance for a cure is surgery. A surgical cure depends upon the complete removal of all cancer tissue from a patient (a “complete resection”). The main challenge of this approach is that it is very difficult for a surgeon to determine where diseased tissue ends and healthy tissue begins. The result is that many surgical resections fail to remove all cancer, requiring the patient to undergo additional ...
ByAkrotome Imaging, Inc. based in Cleveland, OHIO (USA)
The ability to create large, RF lesions has multiple applications in soft tissue and tumor ablation. For example, there is a clear, unmet need in the market for the treatment of liver cancer. ...
ByThermedical, Inc. based in Waltham, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)