Australian skin cancer patients are the first to be enrolled in a global trial of a new painless non-invasive treatment. 9News
Small published studies overseas have shown the therapy to be effective and well-tolerated but more evidence is needed.
"The Rhenium-SCT has advantages in that it's a single treatment that is painless with a really good cosmetic outcome," said Dr Sam Vohra, OncoBeta Australia Medical Director. GenesisCare's Radiation Oncologist Associate Professor Sid Baxi treated the first patients in the study."We're looking at an approximate 90 percent clearance rate."
He said about 500 patients around the world have already received the therapy with a follow-up of about two years.The therapy called Rhenium-SCT uses a resin paste containing radioactive particles to kill non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma. The latest trial will shed more light on its effectiveness, the side-effect profile and the patient's quality of life.
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