Encouraging news on HVP related cancers
Probably most of you have heard the news about the clinical trial using targeted T-cell therapy on a young woman with advanced HPV caused cervical cancer that had spread throughout and was threatening to cut off her windpipe. She and one other person out of 9 had a positive response and is in remission now and one other had a reduction in the tumors! Yea. The immunotherapy using one's own T-cells appears to have promise and is being tested on head and neck HPV persons. I have not had time to look up where but Christian Hinrichs at NCI is involved if you want to look it up.
PJ
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Thanks PJ !
I've been reading quite a few articles on HPV + and - driven cancers. This one sounds promising. Katie
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yeskatenorwood said:Thanks PJ !
I've been reading quite a few articles on HPV + and - driven cancers. This one sounds promising. Katie
Saw it on t.v. last night. 2 out of 9 is certainly an indication of a step in the right direction.
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Yes it does sound promisinghwt said:yes
Saw it on t.v. last night. 2 out of 9 is certainly an indication of a step in the right direction.
Although it was only 2 out of 9, their cancer was quite advanced and not responding to traditional tx. methods. They are trying to figure out why two responded and the other 6 (one had some reduction in tumors so I did not count that one) did not respond.
I like the idea of using your own T-cells to eradicate the cancer. I suspect the side effects are minimal. I also wonder about the ages of the two who had good success. I know one was in her mid 30's. I am thinking that as we age we most likely do not make T-cells quickly or in the necessary quantity. So perhaps this will be a good way to increase our T-cells in the future.
I am very happy for the young mother who started with cervical cancer HPV+ and hope this type of research continues asap.
PJ
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