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That's one way of looking at the glass half empty. If half of people get rid of cancer for 1 year that is still outstanding - ESPECIALLY if the majority of tho

That's one way of looking at the glass half empty. If half of people get rid of cancer for 1 year that is still outstanding - ESPECIALLY if the majority of those remain cancer free for quite some time after.

apwell23 1y ago
> remain cancer free for quite some time after. OS is more relevant than PFS
codr7 1y ago
If we wanted patients to survive long term, then maybe we could try a treatment that doesn't destroy their immune system in the process.
- tptacek 1y ago
  Invent it and your grandchildren will retire rich.
  - codr7 1y ago
    There is no profit in curing anything, which is a big part o the shit we're in. Treating it as the parasitic fungus it is would be a step in the right direction.
    - tptacek 1y ago
      Genuinely one of the goofiest things people believe about the pharmaceuticals industry.
- burnt-resistor 1y ago
  The most obvious, naive approach is banking blood & marrow prior to treatment. However, there's a need to clear metastatic cells (CTCs) or train the immune system to find and kill them so that it doesn't reintroduce CTCs upon retransfusion.