"One company that is trying to break this
mold of oncology drug development is Immunocellular
Therapeutics, which is developing ways to stimulate the body's own
immune system simultaneously against multiple targets, a page stolen from the
vaccine world. Each tumor cell has hundreds of antigens that are expressed on
the cell surface, however most are also shared with normal cells. A few
antigens are different on these cancer cells, and while other companies are
pursuing a strategy of targeting only one of these many antigens, such as
Dendreon (DNDN), IMUC's approach is to target several antigens simultaneously.
Going back to the problem of blocking the traffic, IMUC's approach is to close
as many avenues as possible so traffic really comes to a halt, which makes it
easier to treat the cancerous cells."
Well, Dendreon failed
but there still exists the possibility for the improvement of the immunotherapeutic
approach. And do you know what? In case if the approach will not be found so
efficient to become a Black Swan
it can be efficiently used and profited by Big Pharma (to become a Dirty Swan).
The immunotherapy can be sufficiently overcomplicated
to be able to generate tremendous costs for the treatment – exactly what pharma
industry is constantly looking for.
Cancer is very danger for health. it is spread very fast. it is the one of the most dangerous disease in the World. Immunotherapy is good for reduce cancer.
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