Found a way of dealing with a deadly form of cancer

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Найден способ борьбы со смертоносной формой ракаA new drug that activates the immune system, however, is limited only to the tumor and does not lead to disability.

Scientists from the University of London has created a drug called IMM-101, forcing the immune system to fight with severe pancreatic cancer.

As is known, the membrane of the tumor cells contain proteins, “deceives” the immune system, which can not destroy them. Usual preparations, activation of the immune system contribute to the attack of lymphocytes not only defective, but also healthy cells.

A new drug that activates the immune system, however, is limited only to the tumor and does not lead to disability.

His trial was attended by 110 people, with 85 percent of them had cancer of the pancreas was in the most severe form – metastatic.

Patients previously conventional chemotherapy, lived an average of 4.4 months, and those who were given the new drug is at least seven months.

However, some scientists argue that the IMM-101 significantly increases survival rates, although it may prolong the lives of individuals for several years.

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