NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

[Doktornolittle]

Terry: Regarding the clearing of damaged tumors;

I do know someone with lung tumor that were "killed" by radiation and chemo whose been told the necrotic tumors may never go away. Not sure he used the term necrotic, but that is the picture in my memory. Black and thin.

I wonder whether those severely hindered (or dead) tumors would go away if he was not receiving regular chemo. Between the radiation and continued chemo, his immune system might be greatly impaired.

In this case, the radiation and chemo worked. He has been functional for years this way. Though he does have major scarring from the radiation. And the monthly (I think it was monthly) chemo makes him pretty weak for a few days after.

I am hopeful that DCVax-Direct finishes the job. If the tumor cells are really dead, then maybe it doesn't matter a great deal how long it takes for the body to metabolize them. But of course, if just one cell is left living, it could be Friday the 13th with Jason getting back up after being shot 6 times. I agree. I understand.

I am interested to find out if they induce a fever with DCVax-Direct. They may not. So my hopes that a full red-alert for the broad immune system may be unfounded. But maybe they do induce a full response. If not, it would be a logical addition to the therapy in my current guesswork. As would rotating the Coley's Toxin component between injections, or upping the toxin dose with each injection as they found was optimum way back when.

That chemo, by the way, which he expect to continue for the rest of his life, costs over $100K per year.