Superhydrophobic drug release: Q&A with surgical oncologist Yolonda Colson
Yolonda's study looked at SN38, an active metabolite of cancer drug irinotecan, which breaks down very quickly.
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If drugs break down too quickly, cancer cells can escape. -
Yolonda Colson, director of the Women's Lung Cancer Program at... -
The mesh is able to release chemotherapy over two to three months. -
Superhydrophobic materials are extremely difficult to wet. -
Slow release implants can prevent windows of subtherapeutic and... -
Yolonda's study looked at SN38, an active metabolite of cancer drug...
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