Australia successfully prepared new drugs to treat melanoma

A new drug that has just been clinically tested in Australia has shown positive results when it comes to a clear effect on the gradual dissolution of malignancies. Scientists call this a breakthrough success in cancer treatment.

Australian scientists claim this is a treatment drug
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According to scientists, the new drug neutralizes proteins during the development of cancer cells, making tumors significantly reduced in size. In one test case, the tumor in the patient completely disappeared.

Professor Grant MacArthur, head of the cancer therapy research program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Research Center, thinks these are very positive signals. The initial results of the clinical trial of this drug were published in the September 8 issue of Nature.

' The main finding in research is the ability to prepare a drug that loses the effectiveness of proteins that play a role in promoting the development of cancer cells. This drug is prepared for radical treatment, rooted in tumors , 'said MacArthur, an associate professor.

The area of ​​the northern coast of New South Wales is home to Australia's highest rate of skin cancer patients. Professor Austin Curtin - a general surgeon in this area, said there were two patients involved in his research.

' As a surgeon specializing in melanoma for more than 20 years, we can treat them at an early stage by surgical removal. However, some challenges for this method are that patients can have tumor recurrence and metastasis , 'he explained.

According to Mr. Austin Curtin, the results of the experiment showed that the use of genetic techniques has brought positive effects. He said: ' There is a 23-year-old patient with cancer who has spread. After only a few weeks of treatment with a new drug, recurring bone tumors have shrunk, and metastatic tumors in the brain have completely disappeared . '

He said this is a breakthrough drug. Although it has not yet thoroughly treated tumors, new research shows a glimmer of hope in finding a drug to treat this serious disease, ' something we have never seen before. hope. '

Scientists hope the new drug will replace current cancer treatments, including radiotherapy.