Originally Posted by crucifissio

some nice news for a change


Human trials start with cancer treatment that primes immune system to kill off tumours | The Independent


The treatment cured mice of lymphoma in 87 out of 90 cases and though three mice saw a return, this was successfully treated with a second dose and similar results were seen in mice with breast, colon and melanoma cancers.

The human trial will include 15 lymphoma patients and if successful Dr Levy sees this treatment as a way to significantly reduce the chances of a cancer returning, by injecting the immunotherapy cocktail before surgery to remove the main tumour mass.

?I don?t think there?s a limit to the type of tumour we could potentially treat, as long as it has been infiltrated by the immune system,? Levy said