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arabbel t1_jbiehfc wrote

My brother in law was just diagnosed with acute leukemia. It would be nice if this hit human trials very soon.

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dikdik969 t1_jbnqzl1 wrote

They gave my aunt a new leukemia medication 10 years ago and there hasn't been any relapse since. I think it was bortazomide.

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gafonid t1_jbillo1 wrote

"in mice" unfortunately

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Zerfallen t1_jbj5704 wrote

I told myself i wouldn't read the comments on this one, and yet...

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pg13accountlol t1_jbjhaq6 wrote

I always feel like you hear about so many medical breakthroughs in animal models and then it never goes anywhere from there. Like UCSF is working on an artificial kidney that would do away with the need for transplants and dialysis. Apparently animal models prove it works and it’s been ready for human trials a few years now… but nothing is happening. Makes you wonder 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_jbkarxt wrote

Mice! Ugh. I used to think the same way but after some reading, I learned that we are weirdly similar (even when they haven't 'humanized' the mice). I still can't help being upset by that. I will be wat hinges closely to see human studies and then trials. I love molecular medicine! Let's hope they find the right switch to flip, to the right light.

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Phillyredsox t1_jbkqqxg wrote

My only regret is that I didn’t cure my boneitis.

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TheMadSkientist t1_jbkrj92 wrote

"The breakthrough drug increases survival rates by 50 per cent without the need for surgery or chemotherapy." [Sic]

Chemotherapy literally means to treat with a chemical substance, i.e. a drug. This type of misunderstanding is why I hate scientific journalism. As well, percent is one word, not two.

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