An analysis comparing sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures using Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) injection and vital blue dye to filtered sulfur colloid and VBD in breast cancer patients showed that Lymphoseek patients had significantly fewer sentinel lymph nodes removed per procedure (mean: 1.85 vs. 3.24; p < 0.0001).
The Biden administration has left NIH in a weakened state, intensifying politicization of science on Capitol Hill and eroding the bipartisan support the government’s premier biomedical research agency has traditionally enjoyed.
