Minimally invasive delivery of radiation therapy to pancreatic tumors
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal types of cancer, expected to cause more than 44,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. It’s a deadly trend that continues to rise. Radiation therapy can be an important component of a pancreatic cancer patient’s treatment plan, but it doesn’t offer a chance at a cure.
This prompted MD Anderson experts to initiate the first clinical trial in the U.S. examining the safety and effectiveness...