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Remember, remission is limited by time frame.
And, remission definitely does not equal cure. Time frame here for remission/no relapse is like about two years. That does not even (yet) equate to the so-called "five-year cure rate", which to me is just code for a good, long CR (complete remission).
So what we have here is a pretty good treatment for colorectal cancer. It's a monoclonal antibody -- so an immunotherapy. Every drug that ends in "mab" is a monoclonal antibody. There are lots of these around now, used for many sorts of cancers. Mabs don't have some of the limitations of chemotherapy, and certainly a different (and lesser) series of side effects.
This type of result doesn't really surprise me. It's part of the steady incremental improvement in treatment efficacy, a ladder which we have been climbing on over the years. And for sure it is a small data pool. Pleasing data, but not something to wave big flags over (just little ones I guess).
"News" organizations of any type often like to gush over the small moments and make them bigger than they are with hyped up graphics, tone, etc. I worry about regular folks being over stimulated or confused by their stories.
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100% Cancer Remission Achieved in ALL Patients in Groundbreaking Study
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 05, 2024 at 11:00 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/05/24 11:00 AM ET
Good thing that this didn't come out on April 1st.
-- MikeVT85
Apr 05, 2024 at 04:57 PM ET
MikeVT85
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04/05/24 04:57 PM ET
WOW is right. Wonder the viability on other cancers?**
-- HOKIERIT
Apr 05, 2024 at 03:33 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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04/05/24 03:33 PM ET
Small study as you said but still impressive
-- No Clue
Apr 05, 2024 at 02:29 PM ET
No Clue
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04/05/24 02:29 PM ET
Would be nice, but Vigilant News? A little sus.**
-- KfgsHokie
Apr 05, 2024 at 02:23 PM ET
KfgsHokie
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04/05/24 02:23 PM ET
Remember, remission is limited by time frame.
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-- VToncologyNurse
Apr 05, 2024 at 01:50 PM ET
VToncologyNurse
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04/05/24 01:50 PM ET
Is this a treatment where it kick starts the body's own immune response...
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 05, 2024 at 02:24 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/05/24 02:24 PM ET
Yes. It only works on a very small % of tumors where they have an MMR
-- VTENGR
Apr 05, 2024 at 03:05 PM ET
VTENGR
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04/05/24 03:05 PM ET
So which company has THE most successful cancer treatment drug? Expect
-- Late 80s Hokie
Apr 05, 2024 at 12:26 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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04/05/24 12:26 PM ET
This is a 2022 GSK trial. Same class as Keytuda and Opdivo
-- Va AandM
Apr 05, 2024 at 12:35 PM ET
Va AandM
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04/05/24 12:35 PM ET
Chris Rock..."They don't cure sh*t...the money is in the medicine"**
-- Tuckahokie
Apr 05, 2024 at 12:28 PM ET
Tuckahokie
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04/05/24 12:28 PM ET