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Stanford researchers are on track to begin human trials of a potentially potent new weapon against cancer, and would-be participants are flooding in following the Post’s initial report on the discovery.

The progress comes just two months after the groundbreaking study by Dr Irv Weissman, who developed an antibody that breaks down a cancer's defense mechanisms in the body.

A protein called CD47 tells the body not to "eat" the cancer, but the antibody developed by Dr Weissman blocks CD47 and frees up immune cells called macrophages — which can then engulf the deadly cells.

The new research shows the miraculous macrophages effectively act as intelligence gatherers for the body, pointing out cancerous cells to cancer-fighting "killer T" cells.

The T cells then "learn" to hunt down and attack the cancer, the researchers claim.

“It was completely unexpected that CD8+ T (killer T) cells would be mobilized when macrophages engulfed the cancer cells in the presence of CD47-blocking antibodies,” said MD/PhD student Diane Tseng, who works with Dr. Weissman.

The clinical implications of the process could be profound in the war on cancer.

When macrophages present "killer T" cells with a patient's cancer, the T cells become attuned to the unique molecular markers on the cancer.

This turns them into a personalized cancer vaccine.

“Because T cells are sensitized to attack a patient’s particular cancer, the istration of CD47-blocking antibodies in a sense could act as a personalized vaccination against that cancer,” Tseng said.

The team of researchers at Stanford plan on starting a small 10-100 person phase I clinical human trial of the cancer therapy in 2014.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/testing_starts_creates_homegrown_4jSHWpWFBEkczPTFque7VM

Wow.what a groundbreaking discovery. HIV is next.

Nice....abi 2 sha..hope dy

nice. let the world progress...

God let the trial follow through!

hmmm...i'm just seeing this.

I pray it works

Amen o. I really do hope it's true. It's high time cancer packed it's bags.

Kool

erniok: Wow.what a groundbreaking discovery. HIV is next.

HIV is now a thing of the past bruv..

erniok: Wow.what a groundbreaking discovery. HIV is next.

I thought T.B Joshua cures HIV

erniok: HIV is next.

So that you can start having flesh to flesh sex Or is it that you are infected with HIV.

Hmmm...fingers crossed

Oga@TheTop:

HIV is now a thing of the past bruv..

you mean it now has a direct cure?

Knowledge brings light, it is ignorance that magnifies our problems and troubles. Great work!

Pray it works out fine.

Thank God, now we can smoke as we like!

There is still hope for ppl living with cancer. Thank GOD!

All this people create diseases to kill people and reduce world population round the world and especially developing countries and after decades they come back as the good guys with a remedy drug and rake all the money........

hmmmm

I sincerely Pray wit works fine. That's a Step forward. More discovery plssssssssss*Shines Teeth*

mallam_musa: Thank God, now we can smoke as we like!

Can someone enlighten this gentleman on the many hazards of smoking?

Things are getting better In JESUS name.... And let the people of God say....

mallam_musa: Thank God, now we can smoke as we like!

Heart Failure nko?.Kidney Failure nko?.Ask those who don smoke heavily wetin them dey face right now aside Cancer.Mumu

All this people create diseases to kill people and reduce world population round the world and especially developing countries and after decades they come back as the good guys with a remedy drug and rake all the money........

i hope all our teaching hospitals do research

Good news
But the rat race will between man and disease will still continue.

k2039: So that you can start having flesh to flesh sex Or is it that you are infected with HIV.

Lolzz. Ask him oo

Go for HIV cure tooooo

what are the possible side effects of dis drug? It will surely b a big breakthrough if it d clinical trials.

PeterKbaba: All this people create diseases to kill people and reduce world population round the world and especially developing countries and after decades they come back as the good guys with a remedy drug and rake all the money........

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You posted the first one, nobody quoted you. You got sad and angry, and you posted it again. I've quoted you. You happy now?

Nice research, i hope it works as planned....