Prostate News Archive
11-Mar-2011
Trapping Prostate Cancer Cells To Keep Them From Spreading Provides Hope
When prostate cancer stem cells (CSCs) were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP), the SAP stopped cancer stem cell colony formation and also stopped the division of cancer cells in laboratory cultures (in vitro). According to the international team of researchers who built and tested the nano-sized traps and published their results in a recent issue of Cell ... Nation's Top Scientists Unveil Discoveries in Prostate Cancer - Fueling Groundbreaking Discussions Across All Fronts
ORLANDO, Fla., March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the nation's most prestigious minds in prostate cancer research unveiled the findings of their groundbreaking studies at the prostate Cancer Research Program's (PCRP's) Innovative Minds in prostate Cancer Today (IMPaCT) conference in Orlando, Florida. Leading prostate cancer clinicians, researchers, and consumer advocates (prostate cancer ... SAP may serve as effective nanomaterial to prevent prostate cancer spread
When prostate cancer stem cells were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides, the SAP stopped cancer stem cell colony formation and also stopped the division of cancer cells in laboratory cultures.
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