Intraoperative Fluorescence Articles & Analysis
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SAN DIEGO, CA – Avelas Biosciences, Inc., pioneering the field of intraoperative fluorescent cancer imaging, today announced that the company has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pegloprastide (AVB-620) for the intraoperative detection and visualization of positive margins during ...
Use of pegloprastide, a fluorescent cancer marker, during surgery correctly identified cancer in up to 75% of patients who may have otherwise been candidates for a repeat (re-excision) surgery Observed re-excision rate was ~6% in patients whose surgeries included pegloprastide; current re-excision rates are estimated at 20-40% among all patients receiving an initial lumpectomy ...