Woman with multiple myloma takes 10,000,000 doses of measles vacine...

[KurtNYC]

A potent dose of engineered measles virus has been shown for the first time to have completely wiped out a woman’s cancer, U.S. scientists reported this week.

“Here we have got a therapy that you give once, and the outcome can be long-term remission of cancer,” said lead author Dr. Stephen Russell, a hematologist who co-developed the therapy described Wednesday in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal.
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However, using advanced imaging studies, doctors were able to track the path of the measles virus in her body and found it was indeed attacking the areas where tumours were growing.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/engineered-measles-vaccine-wipes-out-womans-cancer/article18710251/

Also covered by:
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/15/5719370/multiple-myeloma-cured-by-measles-vaccine

Really interesting concept and great news if this pans out.

[Laelth]

1. Nifty. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Very much so

thanks for sharing

[Glorfindel]

3. Woo-hoo! That's great news

I hope it does pan out, and can be used in treatment of many cancers.

[Beausoir]

4. MM killed my father. And Geraldine Ferraro.

It's insidious. A beast of a malignancy that is horrific to suffer through. I fucking hate cancer.

[woodsprite]

5. Same here. I'd give anything for my dad to have been in on that test.

He opted only for radiation to shrink the tumor. It didn't work for long. Cancer is horrible.

[LeftishBrit]

10. And my father. I fucking hate cancer too. I hope this treatment will transform the outlook for MM

[KurtNYC]

12. I also lost a loved one to MM

I hope this new treatment can save others.

[Heidi]

6. Kick!

[Keefer]

7. About

9 years too late for my Mom.

[spanone]

8. k&r...

[intaglio]

9. There have been problems noted with similar treatments

Though I do not have the references to hand.

Essentially the extremely large number of cells that die (undergo aptosis) can overload the liver, kidneys and the lymph nodes with toxic cell remnants.

If this lady and others like her do not suffer that type of side effect it will, indeed be a great advance.

[Heidi]

11. Kick, kick, kick!!!