Major Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment
In a recent medical trial in the USA, 12 patients were completely cured of rectal cancer without requiring any surgery or chemotherapy.
The trial used a monoclonal antibody - dostarlimab - every three weeks for six months for the treatment of a particular kind of stage two or three rectal cancer.
About Monoclonal Antibodies
- A Monoclonal Antibody is a type of protein (immunoglobulin) that is made in the laboratory from a single B-cell clone and can bind to certain targets in the body, such as antigens on the surface of cancer cells.
- There are many kinds of monoclonal antibodies, and each monoclonal ....
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