First trial in humans of 'minicells': a completely new way of delivering anti-cancer drugs
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 23:00
in Health & Medicine
A completely new way of delivering anti-cancer drugs to tumors, using “minicells” derived from bacteria, has been tested for the first time in humans and found to be safe, well-tolerated and even induced stable disease in patients with advanced, incurable cancers with no treatment options remaining.