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Tumor Fighters

Filed under: Latest News - Posted on Monday, September 4th, 2006 @ 6:40 pm

Source - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com
Genetically Engineered Cells Can Transform Immune Cells Into Tumor Fighters In Humans
A team of researchers has genetically engineered normal immune cells to become specialized tumor fighters, demonstrating for the first time that these engineered cells can persist in the body and shrink large tumors in humans.
Two of the 17 people with advanced melanoma […]

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UK Denying Access Cancer Drug

Filed under: Latest News - Posted on Thursday, July 20th, 2006 @ 2:43 pm

The UK is the only country in Europe where patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) do not have routine access to Erbitux (cetuximab) a drug with potential to extend survival and even cure some people, it was revealed this week.
Erbitux approved in countries all over the world, thanks to a British-led study, is able to […]

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