Posted on 09/23/2022 9:04:48 AM PDT by algore
A genetically-engineered cold sore virus is the new hope to beat cancer after scientists found it could eradicate or shrink tumours in terminally ill patients.
Patients were injected with the weakened form of the herpes simplex virus that has been modified to kill cancer cells in an early trial at the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) in London.
The injection is given directly into the tumour, attacking it in two ways — by invading the cells and making them burst and boosting the immune system.
RP2 was tested on 39 patients with cancers including people suffering from skin, oesophageal and head and neck tumors
Study leader Professor Kevin Harrington, Professor of Biological Cancer Therapies at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, said: 'Our study shows that a genetically engineered, cancer-killing virus can deliver a one-two punch against tumours – directly destroying cancer cells from within while also calling in the immune system against them.
The Consultant Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, added: 'It is rare to see such good response rates in early-stage clinical trials, as their primary aim is to test treatment safety and they involve patients with very advanced cancers for whom current treatments have stopped working.
'Our initial trial findings suggest that a genetically engineered form of the herpes virus could potentially become a new treatment option for some patients with advanced cancers
The genetically engineered RP2 virus, which is injected directly into the tumours, is designed to have a dual action against tumours.
It multiplies inside cancer cells to burst them from within, and it also blocks a protein known as CTLA-4 – releasing the brakes on the immune system and increasing its ability to kill cancer cells
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ping to ConservativeMind.
Do a search on Ivermectin and Cancer on DuckDuckGo. Then search Albendazole and Cancer!
Daily Mail could make use of a really good editor.
Val Kilmer comes to mind. If he had this treatment maybe he’d still be able to speak.
A lot of mouth and throat cancers are from HPV.
Yes. I was happy he was able to star in “Top Gun”.
I posted this article on my head/neck cancer forum. I don’t visit there often, within the first 3 threads one member had lost her battle with cancer, another one was in the hospital again, and a new caretaker member as her husband had throat tumor, tongue, lymph nodes and epiglottis removed. What some of those people go through and stay positive puts me to shame.
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