Patients are free from cancer after immune-boost treatment
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Patients are free from cancer after immune-boost treatmentPosted by: liberachiPatients are free from cancer after immune-boost treatment
Cancer patients have been left free of the disease after being treated with a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells.
Four of 38 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have seen the disease complete regressions following treatment, while five others saw reductions of 50 per cent in their tumours.
The drug, which could prove cheaper than other therapies that try to achieve the same effect with cells, works by activating the body's own defences to attack the cancer.
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