Revolutionary Rice-Sized Implants Transform Brain Cancer Treatment

Researchers have developed a tiny device, the size of a grain of rice, that can simultaneously test the effects of up to 20 drugs on brain tumors during surgery. The device, implanted into the tumor and removed afterward, provides real-time insights on drug effects on the tumor microenvironment, offering a more personalized approach to treating challenging brain cancers like gliomas. The device has shown promising results in a pilot clinical trial, with no adverse effects reported.