Terumo | Lifepearl drug elutable microspheres | Which Medical Device
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These are polyethylene glycol (PEG) embolisation microspheres that can be loaded with a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs:
doxorubicin, irinotecan, idarubicin and epirubicin.
Terumo claim enhanced suspension characteristics and tight calibration of size.
They can absorb the following:
37.5 mg of Doxorubicin per 1 ml of LifePearl® microspheres
5mg of Idarubicin per 1ml of LifePearl® microspheres
25mg of Epirubicin per 1ml of LifePearl® microspheres
50.0 mg of Irinotecan per 1 ml of LifePearl® microspheres
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