Adipose-derived stem cells trigger tumors

06-Jun-2012 - Stem cells often used in reconstructive surgery following mastectomies and other cancer-removal treatments may pose a danger: Cornell biomedical scientists have discovered that these cells, in contact with even trace amounts of cancer cells, can create a microenvironment suitable for more tumors ...

Cytori Reports Promising Results in Cell-Enriched Breast Reconstruction Trial

16-Dec-2009 - Interim results from a European clinical trial, RESTORE 2, demonstrate that cell-enriched breast reconstruction achieved a high rate of patient and physician satisfaction and improvements in overall breast deformity in lumpectomy patients. These results are based on six-month follow up from the ...

Cytori's Celution System Under Evaluation for Breast Augmentation as Part of Investigator Initiated Study

08-Nov-2007 - A new study underway in Japan will examine the effect of adult stem and regenerative cells derived from adipose tissue in breast augmentation. In this investigational procedure, a patient's breast is augmented with her own liposuctioned fat, which has been combined and enhanced with her own ...

Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market Shows Sustained Growth and Opportunity for New Market Participants

Greater Efficacy and Reduced Toxicity of Innovative Breast Cancer Therapies Increase their Uptake

23-Dec-2005 - As the breast cancer therapeutics market moves into an era of personalised medicine, high growth is anticipated within the biologics sector with more products being integrated into an adjuvant setting or used as preventative measures. Current treatment regimes have harsh side effects and only ...