New Therapy Enlists Immune System To Boost Cure Rate In Childhood Cancer
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientist have announced encouraging results for an experimental therapy using elements of the body's immune system to improve cure rates for children with neuroblastoma, a challenging cancer of the nervous system. Children who received monoclonal antibodies and cytokines were 20 percent more likely to be living disease-free two years after treatment, compared to children receiving standard therapy.