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"Five patients had stable disease, and the other 11 had disease progression as best response on therapy"

great science, but disappointing clinical results




They weren't trying to get results, only giving a low dose to verify acceptable side effects. Wait for the larger doses to render judgement on clinical results of the treatment modality itself.


I completely agree with you. If there was even one response I would be much more optimistic. Since there is no clinical signal this is at best a proof of concept and safety.


> Although the efficacy of the treatment was low, the researchers used relatively small doses of T cells to establish the safety of the approach, says Ribas. “We just need to hit it stronger the next time,” he says.


They did a low dose as this is new technology, the next round will have a higher count, so hopefully we'll see greater efficacy.


shit man i pray to fucking god for better resutls




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