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Our technology

Most cancers remain incurable. Over the last 60 years, even with the development and advances in chemo-, radio-, immuno-, hormone-directed therapy, and small biologics  we still have not reached our treatment goals.  A more serious problem is the impact these treatments have on the cancers themselves and their side effects.   It is now scientifically proven that these therapies select for the development of more aggressive and drug-resistant tumors. A good example is the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, which often results in ~25% of patients developing resistance and relapsing from Trastuzumab treatment.   Physical-directed therapies, such as heat, cold, or radiation, are immune to mutational alterations and avoid genetic selection pressures.   

Functionalizing MWCNTs with energetic materials:

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About us

Dr. Mark Trifiro
M.D.

Miltiadis Paliouras,
Ph.D.

Prof. Dr. Davin G.
Piercey

FAQ

Q: Wait, this sounds like ‘blowing up cancer’?

A: Not at all, detonation is a macroscale phenomenon. So while the energetic molecule we attach to the carbon nanotubes might be explosive if isolated by itself, it already loses this ability once ligated to the carbon nanotube, even there its decomposition is ‘diluted’ by the carbon nanotube and you have zero explosion effect, only heat and nitrogen gas release, exactly what is needed to kill the tumor.

Q: Tumors are vascular, are you worried about delivery of the therapeutic agent to the tumor?

A: Not at all, first we...