A step towards the revolutionary new cancer treatment has already
been taken by researchers who tested it on three patients with melanoma,
the deadliest form of skin cancer.
In each case, strong immune responses against the cancer were seen,
although the early stage trial was not designed to measure the
treatment’s effectiveness.The approach involves taking the genetic instructions for a specific
cancer protein, encoded in a molecule of RNA, and using it to stimulate
the immune system.
The RNA triggers the kind of immune response normally employed to see
off viruses,
only in this case, the targets are cancer cells.
The German research raises the possibility of a vaccine that can be
tailored for any kind of cancer, or even new versions of a disease that
evolve as it progresses within the same patient.
‘This nano-medicine platform may give a strong boost to the vaccine
field, and the results of forthcoming clinical studies will be of great
interest.’
This site is for information on the various Chemo treatments and Stem Cell Therapies since 1992. This journey became bitter sweet in 2014, with the passing of my beautiful and dear wife. Sherry, had fought Non - Hodgkins Lymphoma(NHL) since 1990, in and out of remissions time and time again. From T-Cell therapies(1990's) to Dual Cord Blood Transplant(2014), she was in Clinical Trials over the years. This site is for informational purpose only and is not to promote the use of certain therapies.
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