[Good Health Information] MDX-010 treatment for advanced prostrate cancer

[Patriot]

Researchers in the Mayo Clinic have found very positive results in trials for 108 men with advanced prostrate cancer. For patients with advanced prostrate cancer which has spread outside the prostrate, surgery is no longer an option. Standard treatment for advanced prostrate cancer is to use hormone therapy to try to shrink the cancer tumour.

In the Mayo Clinic study, the researchers tested MDX-010 (Ipilimumab), a type of monoclonal antibody, to see if it will stimulate a strong immune response to attack the prostrate cancer cells. The results, according to Dr. Eugene Kwon, were beyond expectations. It was found that in 3 cases, the tumours had shrank so much that it was possible to surgically remove the tumour. 20 other test subjects had also shown improvements. The researchers so so encouraged that they have planned to expand the trial to test higher dosage of MDX-010 on a further 30 prostrate cancer patients, and beyond that, to expand to larger trials in many hospitals.

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Posted By Patriot to Good Health Information at 6/20/2009 01:21:00 PM