Drug Found To Stimulate Immune System In Patients With Prostate Cancer
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 22:14
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that a drug called Ipilimumab, also known as MDX-010, works to stimulate the body's own immune system to fight prostate cancer. The drug was found to be effective in study participants with a serious type of prostate cancer -- one where the tumor has spread and was resistant to hormonal treatment and, in some cases, also to chemotherapy.
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