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  • Imaging agents light up two cancer biomarkers to give more complete picture of tumor

    Jun 5, 2023 12:45 pm by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneInnovation
    Researcher Indrajit Srivastava holds solutions of nanoparticles that can target two cancer biomarkers, giving off two distinct signals when lit by one fluorescent wavelength. This could give surgeons a more complete picture of a tumor and guide operating-room decisions. In the background is a microscopic scan of a tissue sample. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    'If you want to find all the cancer, imaging one biomarker is not enough. It could miss some tumors. If you introduce a second or a third biomarker, the likelihood of removing all cancer cells increases,' says Professor Viktor Gruev.

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