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Re:Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantige... by matteoraso on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @07:09PM (#49368350)
Huh? How would chemo "block his liver"? Do you mean that he had a liver metastasis that the chemo didn't help with?
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Re:Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantige... by TimBurman on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @07:48PM (#49368708)
Chemotherapy can damage many organs including the liver. See "Organ Damage" on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy

A friend's sister beat colon cancer over ten years ago but now is having liver problems that took a while to pin down. They warned her she'd probably die in a couple years from the cancer without Chemo, but would have this risk long term and it recently showed up.

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