Swine flu booster for biotechs will fizzle May 1, 2009
Over time, as "pandemic'' is replaced on front pages by the next celebrity story, these stocks may well dwindle to levels close to pre-swine days. It's easy to understand why shareholders would seize the chance to rush for the exit on good terms. Biotechnology investors are long suffering with only a minority of companies ever delivering on commercialisation goals. Indeed, of the 130 life sciences companies listed on the ASX, just 20-odd are profitable; the biggest being CSL, Cochlear and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver Apr 1, 2009
For 30 minutes, she dripped a concentrated dose of the drug melphalan through catheter No. 1 into the hepatic artery, saturating the liver. The pump is to run for another half-hour after the drug s done, ultimately removing between 80 percent and 90 percent of the chemo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Vasopressin Caution In Septic Shock, Animal Study Suggests Dec 14, 2007
Flow was unchanged in the hepatic artery and increased in the celiac trunk, but was unchanged in the liver. Microcirculatory blood flow in the pancreas also fell considerably and, to a lesser extent, in the kidney. (Science Daily)
Tiny Radioactive Spheres Effectively Treat Cancer That Has Spread To The Liver Oct 31, 2007
An interventional radiologist uses a catheter to infuse the microspheres directly into the hepatic artery, which supplies all the blood to the liver. There the beads deliver radiation directly to tumors for about 11 days. (Science Daily)
New procedure developed to help beat liver cancer Sep 29, 2007
The procedure uses catheters threaded through blood vessels in the thighs and neck, one of which delivers the drug into the hepatic artery, which supplies the liver while the inferior vena cava, which normally drains the liver, is blocked by a pair of balloons. To maintain circulation through the liver, a tube runs through one of these balloons. (Xinhuanet, China)
Safer Liver Surgery and Partial Liver Transplantation Apr 12, 2007
4 The blood supply of the liver is carried through two major vessels, the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The portal vein carries a large volume of venous blood to the liver. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Killing cancer from the inside out Apr 4, 2007
Doses are injected into a catheter inserted into the liver's hepatic artery during a two-hour procedure. The study will track the virus to see if it ventures beyond the liver. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
