In the UK, a man has been saved from cancer thanks to a new medical trial. Robert Glynn since it is about him, suffered from a bile duct tumor. When doctors gave him this announcement in 2020, they told him he only had one year to live. But a new medical experience has changed the situation. An immunotherapy drug combined with standard chemotherapy caused her complete recovery. After surgery, the man no longer needs to receive other treatments.
According to Christie NHS Foundation Trust, immunotherapy used on Robert Glynn helps the immune system detect cancer cells and neutralize them. However, you need a certain condition to have more luck. According to the Guardian, what most favored the patient in question was the first analysis carried out on him. Indeed, this analysis revealed that his tumor has a high number of genetic mutations in the cells. A key point that promises a favorable response to treatment. This is exactly what happened in humans.
A feat
And for good reason, the treatment allowed the reduction of the tumor in his liver which grew from 12cm to 2.6cm. The media santemagazine adds that that of his adrenal gland has shrunk from 7 cm to 4.1 cm. A feat that made possible a surgical operation to eliminate all tumors from his body.
But during the operation, the doctors found no active cancer cells. The cured man told the newspaper: “The surgeons only found dead tissue. Which means that the treatment had killed all the cancer cells.” He adds that they were amazed and have also carried out several tests to be more certain. According to the specialists who carried out the experiment, it is a miracle, which the patient cured of his cancer approves.