Salient points for those who don’t want to read the article, or can’t:
The team administered a single shot of E. americana intravenously to mice with colorectal cancer, and it completely eliminated tumors in every treated animal.
Caused only short-lived inflammatory effects that resolved within 72 hours
Over two months of observation, treated mice showed no signs of organ damage or chronic toxicity.
The bacterium are also sensitive to antibiotics, providing intervention options if problems were to arise following treatment.
When the mice were later re-exposed to cancer cells, none developed new tumors, suggesting the treatment had triggered long-lasting immune memory.
This holds some real promise, I’m very excited to see what this brings! Kudos to the researchers!
Salient points for those who don’t want to read the article, or can’t:
The team administered a single shot of E. americana intravenously to mice with colorectal cancer, and it completely eliminated tumors in every treated animal.
Caused only short-lived inflammatory effects that resolved within 72 hours
Over two months of observation, treated mice showed no signs of organ damage or chronic toxicity.
The bacterium are also sensitive to antibiotics, providing intervention options if problems were to arise following treatment.
When the mice were later re-exposed to cancer cells, none developed new tumors, suggesting the treatment had triggered long-lasting immune memory.
This holds some real promise, I’m very excited to see what this brings! Kudos to the researchers!
Mfw bacteria become resistant: 😱😱😱
Still probably better than cancer, no ?
Yes, now you have to shove a live frog up your ass every day or die of colon cancer.
Multiresistant bacteria are a death sentence in many cases…
and cancer isn’t?