PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment

PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment

ScienceDaily (July 2, 2009) — A new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended. Researchers successfully used PET and a specially-developed radioactive compound to image HER2—a protein often associated with aggressive breast cancer—in breast cancer cells before and after treatment aimed at decreasing HER2 expression.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702090600.htm