Cure for Cancer?

Could you comment on this announcement about a cure for cancer by Sloan Kettering Cancer Center? They used immunotherapy and all participants' cancer went into remission and was undetectable. Even though it was small (18 participants) it had a 100% success rate. Sloan Kettering is a very prestigious cancer center and I am hoping beyond hope that this is the start of the final cure...

Link to story (or just google Sloan Kettering rectal cancer): https://www.mskcc.org/news/rectal-cancer-disappears-after-experimental-use-immunotherapy#:~:text=Sunday%2C%20June%205%2C%202022,surgery%2C%20radiation%2C%20or%20chemotherapy

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    • Brian Valerie
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    • Brian_Valerie
    • 1 yr ago
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    18 participants with a 100% success rate is certainly not too small a trial to take seriously.  Let's hope "beyond hope" that this immunotherapy is likewise applicable to cancers other than rectal!

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    • Chris M
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    • 1 yr ago
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    I believe they are expanding the trial to measure effectiveness against prostate, stomach and pancreatic cancer.  If it can cure 5-10% of all cancer up to stage 3 with a 100% success rate, that would be a godsend.

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    • Michael
    • Michael.1
    • 1 yr ago
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    Looks like the initial study used the drug dostarlimab 

    "Although dostarlimab is showing promise in patients with MMRd rectal cancer, only 5 to 10% of people with rectal cancer have the mutation dostarlimab targets."

     

    Link to article

    https://www.labroots.com/trending/health-and-medicine/23020/small-study-experimental-immunotherapy-drug-rectal-cancer-success-rate

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