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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoman with multiple myloma takes 10,000,000 doses of measles vacine...
A potent dose of engineered measles virus has been shown for the first time to have completely wiped out a womans cancer, U.S. scientists reported this week.
Here we have got a therapy that you give once, and the outcome can be long-term remission of cancer, said lead author Dr. Stephen Russell, a hematologist who co-developed the therapy described Wednesday in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal.
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However, using advanced imaging studies, doctors were able to track the path of the measles virus in her body and found it was indeed attacking the areas where tumours were growing.
Here we have got a therapy that you give once, and the outcome can be long-term remission of cancer, said lead author Dr. Stephen Russell, a hematologist who co-developed the therapy described Wednesday in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal.
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However, using advanced imaging studies, doctors were able to track the path of the measles virus in her body and found it was indeed attacking the areas where tumours were growing.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/engineered-measles-vaccine-wipes-out-womans-cancer/article18710251/
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http://www.vox.com/2014/5/15/5719370/multiple-myeloma-cured-by-measles-vaccine
Really interesting concept and great news if this pans out.
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Woman with multiple myloma takes 10,000,000 doses of measles vacine... (Original Post)
KurtNYC
May 2014
OP
And my father. I fucking hate cancer too. I hope this treatment will transform the outlook for MM
LeftishBrit
May 2014
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Laelth
(32,017 posts)1. Nifty. k&r for exposure. n/t
-Laelth
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)2. Very much so
thanks for sharing
Glorfindel
(9,719 posts)3. Woo-hoo! That's great news
I hope it does pan out, and can be used in treatment of many cancers.
Beausoir
(7,540 posts)4. MM killed my father. And Geraldine Ferraro.
It's insidious. A beast of a malignancy that is horrific to suffer through. I fucking hate cancer.
woodsprite
(11,904 posts)5. Same here. I'd give anything for my dad to have been in on that test.
He opted only for radiation to shrink the tumor. It didn't work for long. Cancer is horrible.
LeftishBrit
(41,203 posts)10. And my father. I fucking hate cancer too. I hope this treatment will transform the outlook for MM
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)12. I also lost a loved one to MM
I hope this new treatment can save others.
9 years too late for my Mom.
spanone
(135,792 posts)8. k&r...
intaglio
(8,170 posts)9. There have been problems noted with similar treatments
Though I do not have the references to hand.
Essentially the extremely large number of cells that die (undergo aptosis) can overload the liver, kidneys and the lymph nodes with toxic cell remnants.
If this lady and others like her do not suffer that type of side effect it will, indeed be a great advance.
Heidi
(58,237 posts)11. Kick, kick, kick!!!