据一项由澳大利亚牵头的3期试验显示,一种个性化癌症疫苗可将黑色素瘤复发及死亡风险降低42%。澳大利亚黑色素瘤研究所(Melanoma Institute Australia)医疗主任Georgina Long表示,这一结果高于她的预期。该疗法在手术后,将根据每位患者肿瘤制成的疫苗与免疫疗法药物帕博利珠单抗(pembrolizumab)结合使用。试验在全球157个研究点纳入1137名患者,其中包括澳大利亚的多个研究点。监管审查可能需要数年时间,该疗法目前尚未上市。
四岁的Maxi Catania经过九个月与侵袭性白血病的抗争,目前已处于缓解期。她的母亲Jana Catania表示,治疗过程非常艰辛。周二,西澳州政府与Channel 7 Telethon Trust(第7频道Telethon慈善基金)宣布,将为七个儿童健康研究项目提供超过400万澳元资金。其中一个由西澳大学(University of Western Australia)的Sebastien Malinge博士领导的项目,正在研发免疫疗法,旨在降低治疗的毒副作用。Catania女士将女儿的治疗归功于Telethon(Telethon慈善基金)和珀斯的PCH(PCH医院)。
Four-year-old Maxi Catania is in remission after a nine-month battle with an aggressive form of leukaemia. Her mother, Jana Catania, said the treatment was gruelling. On Tuesday, the WA government and Channel 7 Telethon Trust announced more than $4 million for seven child health research projects. One project, led by Dr Sebastien Malinge at the University of Western Australia, is developing immunotherapy aimed at making treatment less toxic. Ms Catania credited Telethon and Perth's PCH for her daughter's care.