The more researchers understand about how malignant mesothelioma gains a foothold and then spreads throughout the body, the better they will be able to treat it. That’s why specialists who treat the rare and fatal form of asbestos-related cancer are encouraged by news of a new technology they hope will allow them to track the migration of single cancer cells in real time.
New Technology May Reveal Path of Mesothelioma Cell Migration
The new technology is being referred to as GPS for cancer cells, and though it is not specifically being tested on malignant mesothelioma, the expectation is that it will be useful in tracking the movement of all types of cancer cells. Having the ability to track these cells would facilitate earlier targeted treatments, potentially extending patient survival and improving quality of life.
The development of CellGPS comes from the Stanford University School of Medicine. It is currently being tested on mice, who are being injected with radiolabeled cancer cells that emit gamma rays and are then tracked in real time using a PET scanner.
GPS Tracking Can Also Be Used to Track Immunotherapy Response in Mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is almost always diagnosed when it has already advanced to a significant degree, leaving patients with few good options and short survival times. Being able to dynamically track the path of mesothelioma cells would not only help specialists to target radiation therapy and surgery, but also to see how cell migration is affected by the application of immunotherapy.
Speaking of their hopes for the future, principal investigator Guillem Pratx said, “We plan to push the technology to enable tracking of multiple single cells at the same time in the same individual by multiplexing the PET signals. We also plan to investigate new applications where cell migration is key, primarily in the area of immune cell tracking for cancer immunotherapy applications, stem cell regenerative medicine, and more advanced models of cancer metastasis.”
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Watafiti wanavyoelewa jinsi ugonjwa wa mesothelioma unavyoenea katika mwili, wataweza kuuponya. Wataalamu wanaotibu aina ya saratani inayosababishwa na asbestos wanafurahi sana na teknolojia mpya ambayo inatarajiwa kuwawezesha kufuatilia uhamiaji wa seli za saratani moja kwa moja kwa wakati halisi. Teknolojia mpya yaweza kufunua njia ya uhamiaji wa chembe za Mesothelioma Teknolojia mpya inaitwa GPS kwa chembe za kansa, na ingawa haijapimwa hasa kwa mesothelioma mbaya, inatarajiwa kuwa itasaidia kufuatilia harakati za aina zote za chembe za kansa. Uwezo wa kufuatilia seli hizi ungewezesha matibabu ya mapema, uwezekano wa kupanua maisha ya mgonjwa na kuboresha ubora wa maisha. CellGPS ni teknolojia ya kisasa ya teknolojia ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa ya kisasa. Kwa sasa, dawa hiyo inajaribiwa kwenye panya, ambao wanaingizwa chembe za kansa zilizo na alama za radiolab ambayo hutoa miale ya gamma na kisha kufuatiliwa kwa wakati halisi kwa kutumia skana ya PET. GPS inaweza pia kutumika kufuatilia majibu ya immunotherapy katika mesothelioma, ambayo mara nyingi hupatikana wakati imeendelea kwa kiwango kikubwa, na kuacha wagonjwa na chaguzi chache nzuri na muda mfupi wa kuishi. Kuweza kufuatilia njia ya seli za mesothelioma kwa nguvu sio tu kusaidia wataalamu kulenga tiba ya mionzi na upasuaji, lakini pia kuona jinsi uhamiaji wa seli unavyoathiriwa na matumizi ya immunotherapy. "Kuhusu matarajio yao kwa siku zijazo, mtafiti mkuu Guillaume Pratx alisema, ""Tuna mpango wa kusukuma teknolojia ili kuwezesha ufuatiliaji wa seli nyingi za moja kwa wakati mmoja katika mtu mmoja kwa kuunganisha ishara za PET.""" "Tuna mpango wa kuchunguza matumizi mapya ambapo uhamiaji wa seli ni muhimu, hasa katika eneo la kufuatilia seli za kinga kwa matumizi ya immunotherapy ya saratani, dawa ya regenerative ya seli ya msingi, na mifano ya juu zaidi ya metastasis ya saratani. ""Kugunduliwa na mesothelioma mbaya ni uzoefu wa kutisha, lakini teknolojia za ubunifu zimeboresha sana chaguzi za matibabu." Kwa maelezo zaidi kuhusu matibabu ya ugonjwa huu, wasiliana na Msaada wa Mgonjwa wa Mesothelioma (Mesothelioma.net) kwa 1-800-98608 (Mfuko wa Mesothelioma wa bure).