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Weizmann Institute of Science

Study: Laser-activated deep-sea drug kills prostate cancer

December 20, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Study: Laser-activated deep-sea drug kills prostate cancer

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Steba Biotech have reportedly developed a light-sensitive drug derived from deep-sea bacteria that has been shown to kill cancer cells in low-risk prostate cancer patients without affecting healthy tissue. The team’s work was published in Lancet Oncology. Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy, VTP, utilizes a drug called WST11 which was […]

Filed Under: Featured, Oncology, Research & Development Tagged With: Steba Biotech, Weizmann Institute of Science

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