Researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs

A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.

The team, led by researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, is the first in Canada to combine these two techniques to identify and test a drug for a young patient’s tumour in time for their treatment.

Their success in finding a new drug for the patient,…

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News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

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