‘It’s really to give hope to patients that don’t have good treatment options today’: UW to be first in US to get new cancer therapy

UW to Introduce New Cancer Therapy

The University of Wisconsin's Carbone Cancer Center has partnered with TAE Life Sciences to introduce a new cancer therapy.

This partnership will provide the School of Medicine and Public Health with the first accelerator-based neutron capture therapy machine in North America, aiming

to give hope to patients that don’t have good treatment options today
.

About Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT)

NCT is not a new technology for cancer treatment, but it includes two major technological advances: clinical neutron accelerators and molecular-targeted neutron capturing drugs, according to Zachary Morris, UW associate professor and chair of the Department of Human Oncology.

Author summary: UW introduces new cancer therapy.

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The Badger Herald The Badger Herald — 2025-10-31

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