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biosectinvestor

11/27/21 6:35 PM

#422061 RE: skitahoe #422048

Hi Gary, I think they developed a method of diagnosis earlier than their journal article on the same subject.

Plus we know that patients before may have, depending on very specific circumstances, either 1) been put put into that special arm, that was created for rapid progressors; or 2) they crossed over earlier than they should have, skewing the PFS number against DCVax, whereas if they were the placebo, it would have no impact and the rapid progression would not be pseudoprogression; but then, 3) their survival data was likely better than the standard of care, if DCVax did well.

I do think it matters very much on the PFS measure, which is just a proxy for survival, with a good quality of life, which is the goal for all cancer drugs.

The reality is, if it was a safety issue and it caused the partial halt, then everything about the halt, about court cases, about the journal article and just about every disclosure since then, would be seriously screwed up in my view. And I do not think that is the case by any stretch of the imagination because there is no motive for all of those doctors, for regulatory agencies, for courts and judges and all manner of obvious persons who would necessarily know the facts, one way or the other, to collide with NWBO and it’s management and hide these details. The view that it basically failed, is in my view, incorrect because of the survival data. The view that it was a safety issue would create countless lies and liars, all at some level knowing liars. That seems impossible to me. There are people who think this way, I realize. But it’s not rational.
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Doc logic

11/27/21 7:22 PM

#422066 RE: skitahoe #422048

skitahoe,

If your sister’s cancer is in an area that can tolerate a possible aggressive immune response then you may want to suggest she talk to doctors about leukopheresis and injection of the tumor with a schedule of vaccines about 2 weeks apart such as tetanus, Covid booster, flu and others to provoke the cancer to expose itself to the immune system during a period of inflammatory response. Getting healthy DCs and precursors back into an inflamed tumor environment might buy some additional time. Read up on Coley’s toxins too and you will see why I suggest vaccines be directed into the cancer directly or at least after surgery if possible which needs to be determined by a doctor, maybe at City Of Hope? Best wishes.
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biosectinvestor

11/27/21 7:31 PM

#422068 RE: skitahoe #422048

I am sorry about the news of your sister Gary. That is something that would of course create a great deal of worry. I can imagine.

I see that Doc has made a suggestion. I hope for a trial with DCVax Direct soon as well. But it may not be available for a while. Are there any other trials she might get into that might be useful for the kind of cancer she has?

Like you, I am anxious to see DCVax become an available standard treatment.

My sympathies and best wishes for her and I hope she will have something soon that can address the cancer and melt it away.
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Dr Bala

11/27/21 7:36 PM

#422070 RE: skitahoe #422048

Sorry to hear the news about your sister, Gary.
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CaptainObvious

11/27/21 7:49 PM

#422071 RE: skitahoe #422048

So sorry, Gary
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ahp123

11/27/21 9:44 PM

#422078 RE: skitahoe #422048

Sorry to hear about your sister, best wishes
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Chiugray

11/28/21 3:25 PM

#422151 RE: skitahoe #422048

Gary, so sorry to hear.