Friday 28 February 2020

[www.keralites.net] Hundreds of lymphoma patients are set to benefit from the first chemotherapy-free treatment for the cancer thanks to a cutting edge drug..

 


Hundreds of lymphoma patients are set to benefit from the first chemotherapy-free treatment for the cancer thanks to a cutting edge drug

Drugs watchdog NICE approved lenalidomide, which will benefit 900 patients

Lenalidomide fights follicular lymphoma by halting the growth of tumours

Will be used alongside drug rituximab, which helps immune system kill cancers :- 

Trials have shown the treatment freezes the progress of the disease for more than three years.
Drugs watchdog NICE  has approved NHS use of cutting-edge drug lenalidomide (shown), which will benefit an estimated 900 cancer patients in England

Lenalidomide fights follicular lymphoma by halting the growth of tumours and stopping them from producing their own blood vessels.

full article in the link below ( as per the article )


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