Lynette - As someone who has CML I've followed this, and other studies, closely. Earlier vaccine trials were not successful, and I'm glad that the research continues. The ground-breaking work that made Gleevec therapy possible for CML patients has created a treatment that is now used for ten forms of cancer, and studies are underway for other potential applications, including use for lung cancer. Pat
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Lynette - As someone who has CML I've followed this, and other studies, closely. Earlier vaccine trials were not successful, and I'm glad that the research continues. The ground-breaking work that made Gleevec therapy possible for CML patients has created a treatment that is now used for ten forms of cancer, and studies are underway for other potential applications, including use for lung cancer. Pat
January 26, 2010 - 6:08pmThis Comment
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