Helping a patient's immune system - Ovarian Cancer Trial

[Guest guest]

We are always looking for a glimmer of hope,and as CLL treatment is in cycles,I was struck by a trial at Monash University connected with treating Ovarian cancer.

The trial will test the effectiveness of a single daily pill given to patients in cycles to tackle the disease. The pill is a form of chemotherapy that, if effectively administered, has the potential to kill off the cells that prevent a patient's immune system from attacking the cancer itself.

Recent research indicates that particular groups of different cells may be active in 10 to 14 day cycles and that if the chemotherapy pill is administered in the right dose at the right time, it may be effective in removing such 'interfering' cells.

Others will know better than I, if this has any relevance to CLL.Please see more details at: http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1424

Oliver W & W London UK