... in two out of 12 people. This is certainly a promising breakthrough, and a 17% chance of complete remission is a hell of a lot better than zero. It will be interesting to see the results of the Phase 2 trial.
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For approval, a new treatment has to show it's better than already approved treatments. Not better than nothing.
This appear to target difficult to treat cancer so any result is encouraging, especially in a clinical trial.
Sure, but chemo has such absurd side effects that coming up with a new approach is going to be great even if it's maybe less effective.
This is also a good example for the crowd who don't think progress is being made. Curing mice of cancer eventually flows though to human lives saved.
We've made huge progress in cancer treatment in my lifetime. I hope to see it more or less cured in the time I have left.