Melissa Skala

Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish

A team of biomedical engineers has developed a new “tumor-in-a-dish” technology that promises to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

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Optical imaging in drug therapy screens

A non-invasive imaging tool could test potential cancer therapies quickly to personalize therapy for patients.

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New technique tracks breast cancer subtypes, treatment effectiveness

A group of Vanderbilt researchers has used laser technology and a custom-built multiphoton microscope to distinguish breast cancer subtypes and determine if specific therapies are working against the cancer cells in as little as two days.