NCI Image-Guided Drug Delivery Summit.

ABSTRACT: On April 17, 2010, scientists from academia, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assembled at "The NCI Image Guided Drug Delivery Summit," in Washington D.C., to discuss recent advances, barriers, opportunities, and regulatory issues related to the field. The meeting included a scientific session and an NCI/FDA session, followed by a panel discussion of speakers from both sessions. Image-guided drug delivery (IGDD) in cancer is a form of individualized therapy where imaging methods are used in guidance and monitoring of localized and targeted delivery of therapeutics to the tumor. So, a systematic approach to IGDD requires mechanisms for targeting, delivery, activation, and monitoring of the process. Although the goal in IGDD is to optimize the t

SUBMITTER: Tandon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075539 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature