arhombus
arhombus t1_it8esse wrote
Reply to comment by ConfirmedCynic in Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant demonstrating its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer. by chrisdh79
There's been chemo cocktails for pancreatic cancer for several decades, the same ones. GTX is one of them. Same problem though, the patient is usually too weak to continue. So they put em on a less toxic drug like capecitabine and then they die.
arhombus t1_it8ehst wrote
Reply to comment by N3uroi in Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant demonstrating its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer. by chrisdh79
So you're agreeing with me that it won't help. Even if the patient is not metastatic, this won't be of much help.
arhombus t1_it7ym17 wrote
Reply to Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant demonstrating its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer. by chrisdh79
Won't matter. The issue with pancreatic cancer is that it's often metastatic before it's discovered. This, if it works, won't help.
arhombus t1_it8g7iy wrote
Reply to comment by N3uroi in Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment involving a radioactive implant demonstrating its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms: pancreatic cancer. by chrisdh79
Help? I define it as extending life in a meaningful way.