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Vaccine extends life of brain cancer patients
A new brain cancer vaccine, which uses material from patients` own tumours, holds promise of extending their lives by several months, show results of a multicentre phase-two clinical trial of the vaccine.
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The trial found that the vaccine could extend survival of the patients by several months compared to 80 other patients who were treated at the same hospitals and received standard therapy. Several of the patients who had received the cancer vaccine have survived for more than a year, according to a university statement.
"These results are provocative," said California neurosurgeon Andrew Parsa, who led the research. "They suggest that doctors may be able to extend survival of patients even longer by combining the vaccine with other drugs that enhance their immune response."
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The trial found that the vaccine could extend survival of the patients by several months compared to 80 other patients who were treated at the same hospitals and received standard therapy. Several of the patients who had received the cancer vaccine have survived for more than a year, according to a university statement.
"These results are provocative," said California neurosurgeon Andrew Parsa, who led the research. "They suggest that doctors may be able to extend survival of patients even longer by combining the vaccine with other drugs that enhance their immune response."
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A particularly deadly and devastating cancer - it's great to see some progress being made, even if it is baby steps initially!
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