An efficient combination therapy has been developed by IIT Hyderabad researchers for the treatment of cancer.The combination therapy can deal with the heterogeneity of cancer cells in addition to providing synergic therapeutic effects.
The researchers have developed a synergetic combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) and chemotherapy using a naturally derived anticancer agent and shown its efficacy in destroying cancer cells.
This research was led at IIT Hyderabad by Dr. Aravind Kumar Rengan, Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Medical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.While explaining this research, Dr. Rengan said that in photothermal therapy, a material that converts light to heat is specifically sent to the tumor location, and when irradiated, causes ablation or destruction of the host cancer cells.
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