THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS DEVELOPMENT, is exquisite. I will let the researchers describe it in their own words.
“Greeno’s Medical School colleague, Dan Saltzman, M.D., Ph.D., genetically modified a batch of salmonella to weaken it and added Interleukin 2, or IL-2. “You could think of IL-2 as a guard dog that sniffs around looking for threats inside the body.” he said. When it finds one, it calls in an attack by the immune system.
Researchers knew if they could make IL-2 near tumors, it would identify the cancerous cells as a threat and trigger an immune response near the tumor.
Salmonella naturally finds its way to a person’s gut and associated tissues. Salmonella also naturally likes to grow inside of tumor cells. Hence, if you’re looking for ways to treat cancer in the bowels, the nearby lymph nodes or the liver — salmonella is a perfect method to deliver a package of IL-2.
In a nutshell, by using genetically modified salmonella packaged with IL-2, Medical School researchers have created a kind of two-prong attack on cancer — the immune response called in by IL-2, and the salmonella itself. The therapy is administered simply — mixed with a few ounces of water and imbibed orally.”
A glass of water. A chemical that confers life. A substance that in the Bible represents a blessing from God. Will this someday be a cure for some cancers?
In ten or fifteen years will a cancer patient be treated for their cancer in a “shotgun” manner? Will several dozen benign methods be administered all at once? Instead of the “one bullet at a time” method? Chemotherapy vs salmonella? Radiation vs a different nano particle delivery system of cancer inhibiting compounds? Both at once? Several modalities at once? WHY NOT?
MARTIN
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