VIVODOTS™ nano-devices for detection, resection and management of pancreatic cancers

将开发一种癌症成像和治疗纳米装置，以便更好地检测和治疗致命类型的肿瘤，特别是胰腺肿瘤。该设计将基于使用生物相容性和荧光量子点纳米粒子（QDs），配备特定的癌症靶向分子。提出的纳米装置将使胰腺癌手术前、手术中和手术后的管理更加有效，从而改善手术治疗，提高治愈率，改善幸存者的生活质量。后来的发展应该导致同样的概念外推到其他类型的致命恶性肿瘤。

A cancer imaging and therapeutic nano-device will be developed to enable better detection and treatment of lethal types of tumours, particularly pancreatic tumours. The design will be based on the use of biocompatible and fluorescent quantum dot nanoparticles (QDs) equipped with specific cancer targeting molecules. The proposed nano-device will enable more effective pre-, intra-, and post-operative management of pancreatic cancers, resulting in better surgical treatment, higher cure rates, and better quality of life for survivors. Later development should lead to the extrapolation of the same concept to other types of deadly malignancies.