A Potent Tool to Treat Pancreatic Cancer May Already Be in Your Body

A Potent Tool to Treat Pancreatic Cancer May Already Be in Your Body

Scientists are trying to engineer exosomes, tiny bubbles released by cells, to slow the growth of currently untreatable cancers.

“Present in the bloodstream and most other bodily fluids, exosomes are released and received by nearly any type of cell. When exosomes leave cells, they travel in the body and seek out recipient cells based on the instructions encoded by their payload.

Researchers think they can use this natural communication system to their advantage. Valerie LeBleu, assistant professor of cancer biology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is working on genetically engineering exosomes to carry molecules that seek out pancreatic tumor cells to keep the cancer at bay…”

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https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608117/a-potent-tool-to-treat-pancreatic-cancer-may-already-be-in-your-body/

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608117/a-potent-tool-to-treat-pancreatic-cancer-may-already-be-in-your-body/