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11 Jul 2011

Nuvilex Reports Successful Breast Cancer Preclinical Studies

Nuvilex announced successful results for the treatment of breast cancer from preclinical studies.

Nuvilex, Inc. announced last week that it received successful results for the treatment of breast cancer from preclinical studies. In recently completed work using the Nuvilex live-cell encapsulation technology and a combination of two anticancer drugs, clear positive results of elimination of breast tumors were achieved in preclinical models.

 

The encapsulated cells used in this study were specifically designed to express at high levels both the normal human cytochrome p450 and human cytosine deaminase enzymes to ensure conversion of both cancer-killing agents.

 

The preclinical studies revealed the Nuvilex cell encapsulation technology can be applied to the treatment of breast cancer in order to improve the treatments, effectiveness, toxicity reduction an

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