Flexible polymer implant for localised cancer treatment / Impianto basato su polimero flessibile per il trattamento del cancro localizzato Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Joseph Cotellessa Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an implantable polymer device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumours. The implant, described in the journal Biomaterials , consists of a flexible film made from a polymer called PLGA (poly lactic-co-glycolic acid), which is widely used for drug delivery and other medical applications. After the film is embedded with chemotherapy drugs, it can be rolled into a narrow tube and inserted through a catheter. Once the film reaches the pancreas it unfolds and conforms to the shape of the tumour, with medication secreted only from the side of the film in contact with the growth. Once the film reaches the pancreas, it unfolds and conforms to the shape of the tumo