A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient - The New York Times

The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to “happy tears.”

The absence of significant side effects, Dr. Venook said, means, either they did not treat enough patients or, somehow, these cancers are just plain different. In an editorial accompanying the paper… [+1360 chars]

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