| 학회 |
한국고분자학회 |
| 학술대회 |
2010년 가을 (10/07 ~ 10/08, 대구 EXCO) |
| 권호 |
35권 2호 |
| 발표분야 |
International Scholar Networking Workshop on Advanced Biomaterials |
| 제목 |
A MR-Imaged, Clinically Enabled Pharmacological Treatment of Brain Tumors |
| 초록 |
Approximately 40,000 Americans develop brain tumors each year, and nearly 15-35% belong to glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive brain tumor that has defied all treatment modalities. The average survival time of GBM is about 9-11 months, and in the US alone, 13,300 patients die each year. Treatment of brain tumors is quite different from that of other tumors both clinically and surgically. Unlike other organ tumors, even a benign brain tumor can be life-threatening if it is in an area that controls vital body functions. More significantly, when surgeons take out tumors elsewhere in the body, they usually cut away some of the normal surrounding tissue for added assurance that harmful cells have been completely removed. |
| 저자 |
Victor C. Yang1, Albert B. Prescott2
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| 소속 |
1Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, 2Seoul National Univ. |
| 키워드 |
brain tumor |
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