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New Prostate Cancer Drug Amazes Researchers

Experimental therapy cures men's inoperable cancer

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(Newser) – The total recovery of two patients suffering inoperable prostate cancer under a new treatment has amazed researchers at the Mayo Clinic, the Minnesota Post reports. The men, who suffered from a highly aggressive and deadly form of the disease, were found to be cancer-free after treatment with an experimental drug that affects the immune system, and remain so a year and a half later.

Researchers, who had been seeking modest improvements on current treatments, say the results went far beyond their expectations. They caution that much more research needs to be done, but believe a huge breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment may have been made. "This is one of the holy grails of prostate cancer research," the leader of the study said. "We've been looking for this for years."

Researchers at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic believe they may have found the 'holy grail' of prostate cancer treatment.
Researchers at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic believe they may have found the 'holy grail' of prostate cancer treatment.   (©rtclauss)
The prostate cancer patients in the study were chosen because their cancer was so advanced they had few other options, Mayo Clinic researchers say.
The prostate cancer patients in the study were chosen because their cancer was so advanced they had few other options, Mayo Clinic researchers say.   (Shutterstock)
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We were all pretty shocked. These results were far beyond anything we ever envisioned.
- Dr. Eugene Kwon, an immunologist and urologist at the Mayo Clinic

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riffran
Jun 20, 09 4:39 AM CDT
MDX-010 or ipilimumab is the "stuff".in question....I hope it continues to work, prostate cancer is a potentially devastating disease process, even when it's effectively treated it can leave behing a lot of problems such as erectile dysfunction , incontinance, (depending on the route the surgeon has to take to get to it)... Reply
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riffran
Jun 20, 09 4:40 AM CDT
ooops I meant "behind" not behing....*smacks fore head* DOPE! Reply
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Mad
Jun 20, 09 1:17 PM CDT
My God, other that when you're copy&pasting paragraphs from some medical site, your post are full of misspellings, and yet, this typo rates a "*smacks fore head* DOPE!" ? Please. There is much more about your usual post that proves you dopey. In the past, you've misspelled 'consultation' and 'cancellation', words common in our profession. Dope
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ksu92
Jun 20, 09 5:39 AM CDT
I hope it's true, but the way the universe is karmically wired, this treatment will lead to parkinsons, early-onset Alzhiemers, or something equally horrific. Reply
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SPH
Jun 21, 09 5:50 PM CDT
What?.....Alzheimer's is related to karma?....Have another hit..You are a fool......
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