WHAT'S NEW

The 2nd 2008 Research Grant Recipient supported by the Brett Levien Sarcoma Cancer Foundation is Associate Professor Lou Rendina,

He will be based at The University of Sydney.

His research will be based around the targeting of brain tumors by a new class of agents for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is an experimental cancer treatment that utilises a combination of non-radioactive boron-containing agents and low-energy neutrons to destroy cancer cells.

Unprecedented results from our laboratory demonstrate that certain types of boron drugs have the potential to selectively target malignant glioma, a brain tumour that is extremely resistant to all conventional treatment protocols.

Professor Rendina will now investigate the tumour uptake of these agents in animal brain tumours using the non-invasive imaging technique of Positron Emission Tomography (PET).

To read about all the 2008 Cure Cancer Australia Grant Recipients, click here - http://www.cure.org.au/Content.asp?z=3&c=470&p=1023