Cancer-fighting implant shows promise in treating melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors
Source: Rice University News and Media Relations, April 2025
Cancer-fighting implant shows promise in treating melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors
Rice-led study serves as foundation for FDA investigational new drug application and emerging new company to launch from RBL LLC
A team of researchers from the Rice Biotech Launch Pad at Rice University has developed an implantable “cytokine factory” that safely triggers potent immune responses against hard-to-treat cancers, including metastatic melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors.