10 JANUARY 2021
Cancer cells are able to hibernate like bears in winter when a threat like chemotherapy treatment attacks them, according to new research – apparently adopting the tactic used by some animals (though long since lost in humans) to survive through periods when resources are scarce.
Knowing exactly how cancers evade and stand up to drug treatments is an important part of working towards defeating them for good, which is why understanding this hibernation behaviour could play a crucial role in future research. Cancers can often return after staying dormant or apparently disappearing for several years following treatment.
Preclinical research on human colorectal cancer cells revealed that they were able to slow down into a low-maintenance, drug-tolerant persister (DTP) state, which would help explain some failures in therapy and tumour relapses.
New Information May Help Treat Brain Cancer newsmax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsmax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WINNIPEG CAR-T cancer treatments are proving to be revolutionary for some patients who may not have any treatment options left. Winnipegger Bob Plamondon is proof. At the end of 2017, he was diagnosed with large b-cell lymphoma, an aggressive form of blood cancer. He said he did three rounds of chemotherapy, with no success. “They couldn’t do any more for me so they put me on palliative care,” he said. In June of 2018, he said his doctor suggested he try CAR-T therapy, but he would need to travel to the Mayo Clinic in the U.S. to get it.