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 White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
