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New spherical nucleic acid ‘drug’ kills tumor cells in humans with glioblastoma
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New spherical nucleic acid ‘drug’ kills tumor cells in humans with glioblastoma

by  Northwestern University An early clinical trial in individuals with the deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma, showed an experimental spherical nucleic acid (SNA) drug developed by Northwestern University scientists was able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and trigger the death of tumor cells. This is the first time a nanotherapeutic has been shown to cross the blood-brain...