The findings provide proof of principle that restoring the function of a single tumor suppressor gene can
cause tumor regression and suggest future avenues for developing effective cancer treatments.
Yet as recently as 2005, doctors at Dartmouth and Harvard universities concluded that Coley may have been right that some infections, particularly those caused by Streptococcus, might
cause tumor regression.
Not exact matches
EZH2 inhibition delayed
tumor onset in KDM6A - null cells and
caused regression of KDM6A - null bladder
tumors in both patient - derived and cell line xenograft models.
Results of a phase one trial show that an investigational topical drug, resiquimod gel,
causes regression of both treated and untreated
tumor lesions and may completely remove cancerous cells from both sites in patients with early stage cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL)-- a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that affects the skin.
In one animal study, in fact, oleuropein
caused the
regression and disappearance of
tumors within 12 days.