Scientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer progression, strengthen bones

A research collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and has utilized nanomedicine technologies to develop a drug-delivery system that can precisely target and attack cancer cells in the bone, as well as increase bone strength and volume to prevent bone cancer progression. “There are limited treatment options for bone cancers,” added Michaela Reagan, PhD, of Dana-Farber’s Center for Hematologic Oncology, co-lead study author. “Our engineered targeted therapies manipulate the tumor cells in the bone and the surrounding microenvironment to effectively prevent cancer from spreading in bone with minimal off-target effects.” Read more here.