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Two BSW sites enrolling participants in pivotal device trial for post-amputation residual limb pain

Two Baylor Scott & White sites are participating in a phase III trial examining the safety and efficacy of a device designed to electrically block nerve signals and alleviate pain. Use of this device is being studied in association with providing an effective, mechanism-based yet non-destructive, treatment for managing intractable limb pain in amputees. These locations are the only two sites in the state of Texas selected to participate in this trial.

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BSWRI researcher publishes findings pertaining to therapeutic advances in medical oncology

BSWRI researcher Erxi Wu, Ph.D. recently co-authored a paper published in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, which offered research perspectives on the targeting of SLIT/ROBO pathways. The paper, titled “Targeting the SLIT/ROBO pathway in tumor progression: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives” was written in collaboration with researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.

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