Elsie, Linda, and Borrego flowers
Apparently
ovarian and pancreatic cancers are similar in some respects: they both are solid tumors that are difficult
to detect early enough to enable successful treatment. Thus it is potentially important that research
performed in Texas may have found a new weapon to combat these tumors when they
are full grown, so to speak.
Most
treatments tackle the tumor head-on.
This new approach works by killing off the tumor’s “support troops”. In order to prosper, a solid tumor must have
the proper “micro environment”. Required
in that micro environment are fibers for support, and vessels to supply
nutrients. Apparently the tumor secretes
a protein that facilitates this: fibrosis and angiogenesis. The Houston folks have created a monoclonal
antibody that shuts this protein down.
Extensive
testing is underway. It might be ready
for people sometime next year.
More on this approach to OVCA treatment
ReplyDeletehttps://ovariancancernewstoday.com/2019/07/15/scientists-discover-enzyme-that-plays-a-role-in-the-progression-of-hgsc/?utm_source=Ovarian+Cancer+News+Today&utm_campaign=560d2c2d36-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_36b36b35d2-560d2c2d36-72371449
How wonderful that a treatment might be helpful for reducing tumors in two hard-to-treat cancers.
ReplyDeleteAdded bonus for me--a photo of Linda and Elsie I didn't have.