New findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Sunday that found all rectal cancer patients given a certain bill were cancer-free.
“I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer,” said Dr. Luis A. Diaz Jr. of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The project was paid for by GlaxoSmithKline, which crafted the new drug and it's unclear when the next trial will be with a larger group. For the 18, however, each has gone into remission. It's the first time Dr. Diaz has ever seen it in his entire professional career.
Dr. Alan P. Venook, studying colorectal cancer at the University of California, San Francisco, joined the study. He confirmed the results, saying he was certain it was the first time ever. Total remission in every patient is "unheard-of."
"On average, one in five patients have some sort of adverse reaction to drugs like the one the patients took, dostarlimab, known as checkpoint inhibitors. The medication was given every three weeks for six months and cost about $11,000 per dose. It unmasks cancer cells, allowing the immune system to identify and destroy them," the report explained.
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Possible Cancer Cure?
Possible Cancer Cure?
A new treatment for rectal cancer looks interesting. Of 18 patients treated with a new medication all 18 patients are now cancer free. Although it's a small sample and larger clinical trials need to be conducted this does look promising.
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Re: Possible Cancer Cure?
From someone who had to have colon surgery about a decade ago, this is VERY exciting news.
