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There is some scrutiny. Abstract: The London team also gave the children standard chemotherapy, they failed to show the cell treatment actually cured the kids.
by geekuillaume 10y ago
There is some scrutiny.
Abstract: The London team also gave the children standard chemotherapy, they failed to show the cell treatment actually cured the kids. “There is a hint of efficacy but no proof,” says Stephan Grupp, director of cancer immunotherapy at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, who collaborates with Novartis. “It would be great if it works, but that just hasn’t been shown yet.”
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoThe odd thing: does standard chemo ever totally cure anybody? If not, then what did cure them, if not the new treatment?
- vivekd 10y agoYes, chemotherapy can and has cured cancer.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoNot like this as I understand it - remission isn't the same thing as "zero cancer cells detectable" - total eradication of the disease.
- vivekd 10y agoIt can completely cure the cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy#Efficacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy#Efficacy