Patent ID: 7787937
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring a tumor site of a patient undergoing treatment for cancer, comprising: administering a radiolabeled agent to the patient subsequent to a chemotherapeutic treatment; detecting in vivo from at least one wireless implantable sensor configured to reside adjacent solid tissue at a tumor site, a radiation signal in the solid tissue at the tumor site responsive to the administering step; telemetrically relaying the detected radiation signal to a location external of the patient's body; electronically determining uptake of the radiolabeled agent in the solid tissue based on the relayed detected radiation signal; and evaluating a patient specific response to the chemotherapeutic treatment and/or a likelihood of clinical efficacy of a subsequent cancer treatment for the patient based on the determined uptake.