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Jul 8, 2026

Silica nanoparticles eliminate aggressive prostate cancer in mice

Engineered silica nanoparticles caused prostate cancer tumor cells to self-destruct and activated immune response in preclinical mouse studies. Combined with immunotherapy, the treatment showed promising results against aggressive disease.

Jul 8, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪The study was published on June 15 in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
  • ▪The treatment transforms the tumor environment from an immune-resistant "cold" state into an immune-active "hot" state.
  • ▪Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Duffield College of Engineering developed silica nanoparticles to treat prostate cancer.

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