Targeting the Pancreas A highly effective anti-cancer agent (synthetic Vitamin A analog) in combination with a new drug delivery system, has demonstrated for us a tendency to naturally... therapeutics for Pancreatic Carcinoma and stimulate high levels of drug uptake and/or retention at this site. Since pancreatic cancer is highly resistant to all current, non-invasive..., resulting in a 5-9 month survival rate. Considering there is truly no effective drug treatment for pancreatic cancer, our Vitamin A analog drug would potentially be treated...

Breast Imaging Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of death in women; yet current screening and diagnostic techniques are severely limited... Cancer Institute (KCI) and SciTech overcomes these shortcomings employing a full aperture, tomographic ultrasound imaging and risk assessment machine that examines womens breasts... to accurately detect both benign and/or malignant masses and provide the operator with a 'score' leading to a breast cancer diagnosis. Because CURE is capable of collecting...

PROFILE Summary Based in Detroit, Michigan Developmental stage company focused on an anti-cancer drug and drug delivery technology developed in concert with Wayne State University... and The Karmanos Cancer Institute Website: www.SciTechDevelopment.com Founded: 2002 by Dr. Ralph Parchment and Mr. Earle T. Holsapple Management Earle T. Holsapple, President/CEO Ralph...

, there still exists a high unmet need among NHL patients." Once the efficacy of ST-001 is shown in NHL, SciTech can then prudently consider pursuing additional cancer indications..., as appropriate. Pancreatic cancer is of substantial interest for two reasons: 1) The disease still has a very high mortality rate / unmet need 2) Fenretinide has been shown to selectively... partition from ST-001 at the pancreas (i.e., it targets the pancreas). Only 19% of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive one year while only 4% survive five years. This...

and parenchyma. Using the TR approach, ultrasound has the potential to be tightly focused in tissue for the treatment of cancerous tumors, using either direct ablation or targeted drug..., and yet 10-15% evaded cancer detection. Even though women with suspicious masses have a follow-up ultrasound (US), breast cancer remains the second leading cause of death for woman. An...