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ACO 2022 | Actorius Innovations and Research
7 June 2022
Publications

ASCO 2022: Correlation of circulating tumor cells as a positive interventional biomarker in cancer patients

Ayurveda therapy significantly reduced CTC counts and improved quality of life in a study of 72 patients across 17 cancer types.

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Bioinspired Materials for Wearable Devices and Point-of-Care Testing of Cancer
27 April 2022
Manuscript

Manuscript: Bioinspired Materials for Wearable Devices and Point-of-Care Testing of Cancer

Raj Shankar Hazra, Md Rakib Hasan Khan, Narendra Kale, Tabassum Tanha, Jayant Khandare, Sabha Ganai, and Mohiuddin Quadir*

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Antibody-coated cotton substrate for CTC enumeration and chemotherapy response.
18 February 2022
Manuscript

Manuscript: Antibody mediated cotton-archetypal substrate for enumeration of circulating tumor cells and chemotherapy outcome in 3D tumors

Cotton microfluidic substrate enables efficient CTC isolation, 3D tumor growth, and drug response testing for improved cancer diagnostics and therapy research.

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ESMO 2021 | Actorius Innovations and Research
9 October 2021
Publications

ESMO 2021: Validation of Cytokeratin (CK18) Protein Expression in Epithelial Cell lines and in Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)

Study shows significant CK18 expression variance across different cancer cell lines and CTCs, highlighting the need for regulated enumeration tools.

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ASCO 2021 | Actorius Innovations and Research
8 June 2021
Publications

ASCO 2021: CTCs demonstrate a positive biomarker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in tobacco consuming population of Bangladesh.

A study in Bangladesh found CTCs in 64% of HNSCC patients with chronic tobacco history, suggesting CTCs as a screening tool for early cancer detection.

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Chemo-specific designs for the enumeration of CTCs: advances in liquid biopsy
18 December 2020
Manuscript

Manuscript: Chemo-specific designs for the enumeration of circulating tumor cells: advances in liquid biopsy

Review on chemo-specific nano/micro substrates for efficient CTC isolation, enabling liquid biopsy, metastasis detection, and real-time cancer monitoring.

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Cellulose-based transferrin nanocages for CTC enumeration in head & neck cancer.
10 October 2020
Manuscript

Manuscript: Cellulose Mediated Transferrin Nanocages for Enumeration of Circulating Tumor Cells for Head
and Neck Cancer

Magnetic transferrin-functionalized cellulose nanocages capture circulating tumor cells from blood, enabling liquid biopsy for early metastasis detection in head and neck cancer.

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Actorius Innovations and Research
15 July 2020
Publications

ASCO 2020: Device for the enumeration and continuous removal of circulating tumor cells in improving
overall survival of epithelial cancer patients

The POP blood fluidic device safely removes CTCs with up to 100% efficiency, offering a new therapeutic path to reduce metastasis and improve survival.

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Times of India | Actorius Innovations and Research
23 April 2020
Press Release

Times of India | Liquid biopsy may replace invasive procedure to detect cancer: Experts

Liquid biopsy may replace invasive procedure to detect cancer: Experts

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ASCO 2020 | Actorius Innovations and Research
15 March 2020
Publications

ASCO 2020: Correlation of CTCs with disease progression in Indian oral cancer patients.

In 230 OSCC patients, CTC counts correlated with cancer stage and aggressive features, proving CTCs are a reliable marker for disease stratification.

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Economic Times | Actorius Innovations and Research
24 August 2019
Press Release

Pune scientists discover tech, first in India, to detect early spread of cancer.

The new "OncoDiscover" technology discovered by a team led by Dr Jayant Khandare not only detects the early spread of cancer but doctors say it can also speed up the cancer detection process…

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Startup Mantra | Actorius Innovations and Research
24 August 2019
Press Release

Startup Mantra: Making cancer detection more accessible and affordable to people

Launching ‘OncoDiscover Liquid Biopsy Test’, a minimally invasive test which can be performed multiple times requiring 1.5ml blood volume...

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Business Standard | Actorius Innovations and Research
24 August 2019
Press Release

Pune scientists discover tech, first in India, to detect early spread of cancer.

The new "OncoDiscover" technology discovered by a team led by Dr Jayant Khandare not only detects the early spread of cancer but doctors say it can also speed up the cancer detection process…

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ASCO 2019 | Actorius Innovations and Research
4 June 2019
Publications

ASCO 2019: Correlation of CTCs with disease progression in Indian oral cancer patients

"OncoDiscover" is a fast, highly sensitive, and affordable (~$120) CTC nanosystem validated in 100 HNC patients to meet global medical needs.

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Magnetic nanogels enable optimized capture of circulating tumor cells from blood.
11 February 2018
Manuscript

Manuscript: Optimizing Circulating Tumor Cells’ Capture Efficiency of Magnetic Nanogels by Transferrin Decoration

Magnetic nanogels with optimized PEG–transferrin linkers achieve over 80% efficiency in selectively capturing circulating tumor cells from blood.

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Micropatterned surfaces enable selective cancer cell capture and real-time monitoring.
17 January 2018
Manuscript

Manuscript: Selective Cell Isolation by Transferrin Functionalized Silane– Carbon Soot Mediated Superhydrophobic Micropatterns

Transferrin-functionalized wettability micropatterns enable selective cancer cell capture and real-time monitoring for diagnostics and recurrence detection.

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Biofunctionalized capillary platform with 3D matrix for efficient CTC capture.
17 January 2017
Manuscript

Manuscript: Biofunctionalized Capillary Flow Channel Platform Integrated with 3D Nanostructured Matrix to Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

Continuous-flow 3D microchannel platform captures circulating tumor cells with ~90% efficiency, enabling liquid biopsy and real-time cancer monitoring.

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CaP-crowned CNT nanocapsules enable pH-triggered intracellular anticancer drug delivery.
17 April 2015
Manuscript

Manuscript:Calcium phosphate nanocapsule crowned multiwalled carbon nanotubes for pH triggered intracellular anticancer drug release

Calcium phosphate–capped carbon nanotubes enable pH-triggered intracellular release of doxorubicin, preventing premature drug leakage and improving targeted cancer therapy.

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Self-propelled CNT microrockets enable rapid capture and isolation of CTCs.
13 April 2015
Manuscript

Manuscript: Self-propelled Carbon Nanotube Based Microrockets for Rapid Capture and Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells

Self-propelled CNT microrockets rapidly capture and magnetically isolate circulating tumor cells, enabling faster liquid biopsy and early cancer detection.

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