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It's amazing to read an article about cancer drug development which doesn't talk about the successful immunotherapies. I know that checkpoint blockade and cellu
by iskander 11y ago
It's amazing to read an article about cancer drug development which doesn't talk about the successful immunotherapies. I know that checkpoint blockade and cellular therapies weren't as widely known in 2010, but it shows how shockingly far research has moved in a relatively short period of time.
- venomsnake 11y agoYou will be surprised how fast research can move when the generation holding the power are nearing their old age
- iskander 11y agoThat's been true as long as treatments for cancer have ever been researched (reaching back to the 1800s). Only recently have immunotherapies started yielding significant clinical results for common cancer types. I think the change in efficacy has a lot more to do with the accumulation of scientific knowledge about the immune system (it hasn't been long since we even discovered T-cells or dendritic cells), along with huge improvements in genetic sequence & editing.
- venomsnake 11y agoYeah but baby boomers are and exceptional generation. The generation behind them is smaller (the Gen-X ers)
- melling 11y agoHow ignorant are you? Generations of rich and powerful people have been dying for quite some time.
- hugh4 11y agoIt seems to be the shared assumption of the Internet age that somewhere out there is a powerful "them" controlling everything. All the worlds problems are due to "them" acting in their own interests, and everything would be fine if only "we" could put ourselves in charge instead.
- venomsnake 11y agoBaby boomers do hold position of power and a lot of wealth. There are also lots of them.
- dang 11y ago> How ignorant are you? No personal attacks, please. This comment would be fine with just the second sentence.