Laser-Activated Nanoparticle Tumor Therapy Gains FDA Breakthrough Device Status
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Physicist Hadiyah-Nicole Green is developing a cancer therapy in which nanoparticles accumulate in tumors and are then activated by laser heating, destroying cells in place without chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. In an Osmosis interview, she said preclinical work showed a single 10-minute treatment cleared tumors within 15 days with no visible side effects, and the approach has received FDA breakthrough device designation. Trials are being run through a 501c3 nonprofit, beginning with low-risk superficial skin and head-and-neck tumors. The mouse-tumor results have not been supported by independent clinical evidence, and human data from the planned trials have yet to be reported.
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- youtube.comPhysicist Hadiyah-Nicole Green Discusses Laser-Activated Nanoparticle Tumor Therapy Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Status
Physicist Hadiyah-Nicole Green described her laser-activated nanoparticle cancer therapy in an Osmosis interview, in which nanoparticles accumulate in tumors and laser heating destroys cells in place, avoiding chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. She said preclinical work showed a single 10-minute treatment cleared tumors within 15 days without visible side effects, and the approach has FDA breakthrough device designation. She is running trials through a 501c3 nonprofit, starting with low-risk superficial skin and head-and-neck tumors, though the mouse-tumor claims lack independent clinical evidence.
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