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Radioactive Nanoparticles to Specifically Target Neuroblastomas
Developed at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the technology uses tiny radioactive liposomes, inserted directly into a tumor with a thin catheter. The first-in-human trial was just initiated.
David Williams is the first human being ever to have a new radiation treatment implanted in the center of his brain tumor.
The technology, developed at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, uses tiny radioactive liposomes, or fat particles, only 100 nanometers across, inserted by the thinnest of catheters directly into a tumor. There they remain, radiating only a tiny distance, affecting only the tumor.
Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD, a neuro-oncologist, is leading the clinical trial at the CTRC, and expects to start the second patient on the study within a month.
At his first follow-up appointment Monday, Williams reported feeling great, and said he did not experience the side effects that one normally does after conventional radiation therapy. That technology must send its beams through healthy tissue to reach the tumor, and so must be limited in the amount of radiation it delivers.
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Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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NCCN Data Find Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Quality of Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
April 9th 2025New data from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) reveal that socially vulnerable and minority patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer are less likely to receive recommended treatments and achieve longer survival.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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