In this model, there is no surgery to disturb a primary tumor bed. (stm.sciencemag.org)
Dissolving polymer wafers soaked with chemotherapy drugs were being implanted near tumors, but Stephan knew that T cells, which are capable of «squeezing throughout the entire tumor bed,» would be more effective than drugs, which can only penetrate a millimeter or so into tissue. (fredhutch.org)
To that goal, Smith is launching a radiation study looking at two - to - two - and - a-half weeks of treatment of external beam treating a large area surrounding the tumor bed. (sciencedaily.com)