It seems that nanotechnology is proving to be effective in the treatment of various types of cancers and in a recent study conducted by American scientists they have discovered that delivery of gene therapy in lipid based nanoparticles could be quite effective in treatment of lung cancer.
The research which was conducted at the University of Texas on mice showed that tumor suppressing genes which were administered to them brought down the number of tumors by a whopping seventy five percent. P53 which is a popular tumor suppressor was wrapped in nanoparticles for treating lung cancer more effectively.
Dr. Jack Roth, Chairman of the M.D., Anderson Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery said:
In cancer treatment we have combination chemotherapy, and we also combine different modes of therapy — surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Now you’ve got the possibility of combined targeted gene therapy.
Via smalltimes
