Extracellular Vesicles May Open Doors for Brain Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment

Noted in an article in the April 2013 edition of Neurosurgery, the recent discovery of circulating “nano-sized extracellular vesicles” (EVs) that carry proteins and nucleic acid derived from brain tumors may open new doors for brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Researchers believe that EVs could be used as delivery vehicles or immune modulatory tools for brain cancer treatment. Click here to read the full article.