A US trial of a new drug for bowel cancer has stunned experts overseas after it appeared to be 100 per cent effective in eliminating the disease in certain patients.
has stunned experts overseas after it appeared to be 100 per cent effective in eliminating the disease in certain patients.
After only six months of therapy, the trial participants' tumours disappeared and no longer required standard treatments like toxic chemotherapy or surgery."The first thing I did was I called my mum, we both cried, it was life-changing," one patient said.All patients who were chosen in the trial had certain markers in their tumour, found in up to 10 per cent of cases.
"What's so remarkable here is it completely eliminated the cancer, the tumour just vanished in all 14 consecutive patients," Cercek said.The researchers hope to replicate the results in other solid tumours which affect the stomach, pancreas and bladder.Australian experts say while larger trials of the drug are now needed, the study shows the value of profiling tumours to personalise treatment.
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