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'Trojan horse' capsule could shrink tumour sizeRSS Feed
A breakthrough in brain cancer treatment has come in the form of a tiny "Trojan horse" capsule.
The capsule could help anti-cancer drugs bypass a barrier in the brain which is designed to protect against attack.
This significant breakthrough in the fight against the brain injury was discovered by researchers from Germany's Max-Delbruck Centre for Molecular Medicine who used mice with breast tumours implanted in their brains to test the device.
It was found that using the capsule reduced tumour size by 73 per cent, which was 45 per cent more than in the mice given the drug without the capsule.
According to the researchers, the nanocarrier could also protect against some of the side effects of anti-cancer medicines.
Without the capsule, anti-cancer medicines find it difficult to bypass the blood brain barrier, which is designed to protect the brain from toxic molecules in the blood.
The capsule is made up of molecules needed by the brain which the barrier then pulls through into the blood so the anti-cancer drug, mitoxantrone, can treat the tumour.
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