Posted on 06/04/2022 10:29:46 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
A protein that destroys hard to treat cancers has been discovered by scientists - offering hope of effective new treatments.
Experiments on mice and human tissue found it is effective against the most aggressive tumors.
They include those of the breast, pancreas, ovaries and brain. The compound, known as ERX-41, leaves healthy tissue unscathed.
It is one of the most promising breakthroughs to date - offering hope of a "one size fits all"' pill that was once thought impossible.
Results were so encouraging clinical trials are expected to begin in the next few months.
Lead author Professor Ratna Vadlamudi, of the University of Texas, said: "We identified a critical vulnerability in multiple cancers and have validated our findings in multiple cancer cell types and animal models.
"The range of cell lines and xenografts in which the compound has been shown to work is compelling and indicates that it is targeting a fundamental vulnerability in cancer cells."
Xenografts are human tumors grown in mouse models for research purposes. The findings could lead to exciting drugs for cancers that have few effective treatments.
Prof Vadlamudi's lab staff study breast and ovarian cancer with a goal to developing small-molecule inhibitors for tumours that are resistant to current therapies.
In 2017 they identified a compound called ERX-11 that targets the estrogen receptor (ER) protein that drives most breast cancers.
By screening similar chemicals the researchers showed ERX-41 killed ER-positive and triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) in petri dishes.
They lack receptors for the hormones estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor 2 - and are the most deadly.
The researchers then showed ERX-41 also attacked a large number of human tumors grown from several of these cell lines in mouse models.
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sure hope it cures monkeypox, too...
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How long is the line for clinical trials?
I should probably sign up now so I can get in in a few years.
Cost of pill = $1,000,000,000
Hahaha
Like the people who will control this (if it works) will want money
Ibrance, from Pfizer, is one pill per month, $10k. Extends like about 10 months. The side effects were too much for my wife. Extreme fatigue, for one.
Cancer Inc. in America is a huge business. If this becomes reality, it is going to wipe out a lot of that business. It will also put a huge strain on social security and medicare as people live much longer.
Like all the other cancer cures, this will be the last we hear about it
Read later.
Bingo my friend. The Dean of the College of Medicine (back in my day) said no one in the industry wants a cure; especially an inexpensive one.
They want a pill.
Bttt
encouraging clinical trials, much like the covid vax
That's all I need to know... "Hey,Ratna! Go to America. Tell white man he wrong. Not impossible. You cured cancer. Just one sip of your magic water. Make millions."
Like someone else said, last we'll hear of it.
As a Cancer survivor this is TOTAL BS!!!! There will NEVER be a magic bullet cure for Cancer with a drug made by Big Pharma. Curing and stopping Cancer comes from eating right, exercise, plenty of sunshine and removing as many toxins from your life as possible.
As a 12 year Cancer survivor I KNOW. If I would have taken the medical route....I WOULD BE DEAD BY NOW!!
For Big Pharma to find a magic cure for Cancer would put the entire Cancer agencies out of business and there is way too much money to be made by keeping the lie going and too many jobs to be lost.
Don’t believe the LIES!!!
Cancer feeds on sugar, if you get cancer, remove all sugar from your diet, that includes alcohol. Goodbye cancer, however that is not profitable for big pharma and our medical institutions. Sorry, most of this has been wiped off of the web.
Free for anyone. Complete with microchips.
You just said what I have thought for a long, long time!
After covid, anyone who trusts pharma is insane.
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