New chemo study - immunotherapy & breast cancer

EZLiving66
EZLiving66 Member Posts: 1,483 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

http://www.tampabay.com/many-breast-cancer-patients-can-skip-chemo-big-study-finds-ap_business9f30770a3a3d42538cd3f14672cd6529

I just saw this article on using less chemo and more targeted therapy to treat breast cancer.  Hopefully, it will apply to uterine cancer at some point.  I sure hope so!!

Love,

Eldri

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  • Jairoldi
    Jairoldi Member Posts: 221 Member
    #2
    I saw that on the news

    I did see that on the news last night. It sounded very promising.

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,515 Member
    #3
    I think the study you mention

    I think the study you mention is if women had a mismatch deficiency, but I think this is something to go after as well

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/04/doctors-hail-world-first-as-womans-advanced-breast-cancer-is-eradicated

    I, selfishly, just wish people would think we are more than just breasts!

  • Northwoodsgirl
    Northwoodsgirl Member Posts: 571
    #4
    Immunotherapy

    Yes, some day immunotherapy or personalized therapy will help our own immune systems concur cancer. It can’t come soon enough! Yes, there is a lot of money for breast cancer research. I saw something on TV about 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer at some point in life. Children‘s cancer research is very underfunded too. 

    Lori

  • LisaPizza
    LisaPizza Member Posts: 358 Member
    #5
    This one person study was on

    This one person study was on a breast cancer patient. But the technique is not tumor specific. It can be done on any tumor (assuming they can get a sample). But I think I heard that maybe about 15%  respond. But obviously fantastic beyond dreams for those 15%. And hopefully they can continue to improve those odds by learning what treatments to give in combination with it. I think this technique was discussed in that miniseries The Emperor of All Maladies.

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