任何一个人如果有亲人死于胰腺癌，都知道胰腺癌对于一个其他方面都健康的人损害速度有快。Laura Indolfi，TED伙伴、生物医学企业家，正致力于研发一种革新的方式来治疗这个复杂且致命的疾病：一种给药装置，它置于肿瘤上能像笼子一样阻止肿瘤扩散，并能将药物只作用于需要的地方。“我们希望，有一天我们能使胰腺癌成为一种可治愈的疾病”，她说。

治疗胰腺癌的福音

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Targeted Drug Delivery Could Transform Pancreatic Cancer Survival

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Laura Indolfi: 治疗胰腺癌的福音