The discussion centers around the potential of immune cell therapy as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, particularly focusing on a case where a patient recovered from advanced skin cancer after receiving immunotherapy. The conversation explores the implications of this treatment, its effectiveness, and its potential as an alternative to traditional therapies like chemotherapy and radiation.
Participants express excitement about the potential of immune cell therapy, but there is no consensus on its applicability across different cancer types or its visibility in mainstream media.
There are uncertainties regarding the definition of "response" in the context of treatment effectiveness, as well as the specific types of cancers that may benefit from this therapy.
Individuals interested in cancer treatment advancements, immunotherapy, and alternative cancer therapies may find this discussion relevant.
A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the first case of its kind, doctors have disclosed.
The 52-year-old, who was suffering from advanced skin cancer, was free from tumours within eight weeks of undergoing the procedure.
After two years he is still free from the disease which had spread to his lymph nodes and one of his lungs.
Doctors took cells from the man's own defence system that were found to attack the cancer cells best, cloned them and injected back into his body, in a process known as "immunotherapy".
Experts said that the case could mark a landmark in the treatment of cancer.
Dr Rosenberg told The Daily Telegraph the new work is an "interesting study that helps to confirm the effectiveness of cell transfer immunotherapy for treating cancer patients. We have now treated 93 patients with metastatic melanoma using their own anti-tumour cells with response rates up to 72 per cent. Mark Origer remains disease free now over three years after treatment."