Cancer Research-Good Results

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A new cancer treatment experiment at Stanford University that used immune-stimulators to target tumors in mice had remarkably encouraging results.



After injecting a combination of two immune boosters directly into solid mouse tumors, the research team said the vaccination eliminated all traces of the specifically targeted cancer from the animal's entire body — including metastases that were previously untreated.



"When we use these two agents together, we see the elimination of tumors all over the body," senior author of the study, Dr. Ronald Levy told the Stanford Medicine News Center. "This approach bypasses the need to identify tumor-specific immune targets and doesn't require wholesale activation of the immune system or customization of a patient's immune cells." 


Out of the two immune "agents" used in the study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, one has already been approved for use in humans and the second is currently involved in a lymphoma treatment trial.



The study explained that when an immune system detects cancer cells in the body, its T cells attack the tumor but, over time, the tumor devises ways to overpower the immune cells and continues to grow.

www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-cancer-vaccine-is-completely-eliminating-tumors-in-mice/ar-BBIA6up?li=BBnba9O

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Colon Cancer - Two Bacteria revealed as Culprits Behind Colon Cancer in New Study

BY MELISSA MATTHEWS ON 2/5/18 AT 3:23 PM

Updated| Two species of bacteria work cooperatively to trigger colon cancer tumors, a study published Thursday reports. The finding, which surprised the researchers, could eventually lead to new avenues for treatment.


www.newsweek.com/two-bacteria-revealed-culprits-behind-colon-cancer-new-study-797796


www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/two-bacteria-revealed-as-culprits-behind-colon-cancer-in-new-study/ar-BBIUGW2?li=AAqARMz