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Have you discussed anything about targeted therapies? For example, how the different genetic makeup of some tumors are used to treat them. Keytruda comes to m
by melling 2y ago
Have you discussed anything about targeted therapies? For example, how the different genetic makeup of some tumors are used to treat them. Keytruda comes to mind.
https://www.keytruda.com/ https://www.keytruda.com/
Antibody drug conjugates also seem to be discussed often:
https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/antibody-drug-conjugates--a-shift-in-treatment-options-for-solid-tumors.h00-159619434.html https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/antibody-drug-conjugat...
- adamredwoods 2y agoIn his blog, he discusses Keytruda. https://jakeseliger.com/2023/12/19/what-if-things-go-right-with-the-carcinoma-treatment-how-long-we-expect-to-live-affects-how-we-live/ https://jakeseliger.com/2023/12/19/what-if-things-go-right-w...
- melling 2y agoI see where he discusses it. He said it only works for a small group and not for him. He’s mentions trying drugs that target EGFR mutations, which I believe tries to stop the blood supply to the tumor. Targeting specific protein receptors, like HER2 in breast cancer, seems to be promising. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25213-her2-positive-breast-cancer https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25213-her2-po... RAS is a target for (some) colon and pancreatic cancers: https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras#:~:text=More%20than%2030%20percent%20of,the%20RAS%20family%20of%20genes https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras#:~:text=....