New Breakthrough in Anal Cancer Treatment

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mxperry220
mxperry220 Member Posts: 493 Member
in Anal Cancer #1

I am an anal cancer survivor since 2009.  I subscribe to an additional Anal Cancer website-The HPV Anal Cancer Foundation.  I just received the article from them below and thought I would share with you all.

Mike

In March 2017, for the first time in decades, treatment options for anal cancer patients cancers leapt forward.

Results from a study out of MD Anderson showed that metastatic anal cancer patients had an enormous response rate (24%) to a new immunotherapy compound called Nivolumab. Further, the drug was well tolerated with minimal side effects.
 

The research was published in the Lancet, one of the most renown medical journals in the world. An HPVACF grant co-funded the study. Immunotherapies are showing great promise. With more new immunotherapies in the research pipeline, treatment for anal cancer is finally advancing past the antiquated standards set in the 1970s. The next set of studies will be look at combining the new compound with additional immunotherapy drugs and other chemotherapy agents to strengthen interactions. If you feel as though you may be a good candidate for these trials, or would like to know how to get access to the drug, please contact us.
 

 

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  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    edited August 2017 #2
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    Mike

    Thanks so much for posting!  It sounds very promising!  I hope all is well with you, my friend!

  • z
    z Member Posts: 1,414 Member
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    Breakthrough

    Thank you for sharing.  Lori

  • Pilikia55
    Pilikia55 Member Posts: 17 Member
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    Thank you for sharing this.

    Thank you for sharing this. Very promising!

  • Mollymaude
    Mollymaude Member Posts: 431 Member
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    Mike

    Very hopeful sounding! Thank you!

  • Wisteria83
    Wisteria83 Member Posts: 160
    edited August 2017 #6
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    New treatment

    This sounds like great news!  Anyone who is newly diagnosed should share this with their oncologists who may not be up on the latest treatment.

  • Joy62
    Joy62 Member Posts: 1
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    New treatment

    Fantastic! The present treatment is very rough with long term side effects.

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