Researchers at Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University have developed a new procedure to fight glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumors - the kind of tumor Anne was diagnosed with.
The new treatment, developed in conjunction with John Hopkins and and produced by Pfizer, is a sort of vaccine called CDX-110. It doesn't prevent the disease, but it does trigger the immune system to attack cancerous cells that have a specific protein found in about 40% of GBM patients.
The advantage to this sort of treatment over radiation is that it more precisely targets cancer cells rather than hurting all dividing cells around the tumor.
Very exciting news - check out video from CNN:
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