Re:Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer with Immune Therapy
by iooi on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:20PM
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The goal is to cure, from the article, quoting the head of lung at Yale:
> “Chemotherapy has limitations. Immunotherapy has the ability to cure. I lead the Yale lung team. We have patients on these immunotherapies alive more than eight years.”
Re:Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer with Immune Therapy
by hanspragt on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:58PM
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I am sorry, that wasn't clear; That was the goal in the specific case of my family-member. The tumors would never fully disappear, and he would likely need more treatments later on.
> “Chemotherapy has limitations. Immunotherapy has the ability to cure. I lead the Yale lung team. We have patients on these immunotherapies alive more than eight years.”