MIT Implant Combines Local Delivery and Ultrasound in Early Brain Research
The device increased the spread of an imaging agent in mice, but has not been shown to treat patients.
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Why does improved spread of an imaging agent not by itself prove the implant prevents tumor recurrence?
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The result shows how far a test substance spread under experimental conditions. It does not establish that a cancer treatment works or that recurrence can be prevented in patients.
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