Researchers Overwhelm Enthusiasm: 17-Year-Old Boy Overcomes Incurable Brain Cancer

A 17 year old young man managed to cure himself of cancer, which was originally Terminal. Immunotherapy with CAR T cells took an important step forward by showing promising results against solid tumors in minors.

According to the publication Antenna 3 NewsPhase 1 clinical trial conducted by researchers from Stanford Universityand whose results were published in the journal Nature“showed significant improvements in patients with these deadly brain tumorsincluding one case of complete remission.

” diffuse midline gliomassuch as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), are aggressive tumors with an average survival of only one year after diagnosis. These tumors, which affect the brain or spinal cord, do not respond to chemotherapy or surgery. Radiation therapy provides only temporary relief“, he says.

According to the publication, from 11 participants who participated in the trial, nine showed benefits significant, with improved quality of life and functional recovery. “In four cases the size of the tumor decreased by more than 50% and one of the patients had full answerwith complete disappearance of the tumor on brain images.”

“The 17-year-old, diagnosed four years ago, is healthy, attending college and showing improvements in his health. motor and sensory functions“, he concludes.

In a conversation with a TV channel Luis Alvarez-Vallinaimmunotherapy expert University Hospital October 12 in Madrid considers this study an important milestone in terms of safety and effectiveness. Although he notes that observation time is limited, he emphasizes that documenting Complete remission of an incurable disease is an important achievement.