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Immunoelectrophoresis as cancer treatment

  • 23-07-2014 8:43am
    #1
    nerrad01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭


    I have been reading about this guy dr lentz who basically removes soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor receptor 1 and 2 (sTNF-R1 and sTNF-R2) as a way of treating cancer - to stop the cancer cells avoiding the immune system and once these are removed the body can mount an immune response and destroy the cancer cells.

    http://www.int-imm-foundation.com/aboutus/

    http://www.euro-med.us/cancer-treatment/lentz-therapy.cfm

    It sounds interesting but he has very limited studies published and surely if it was so good it would be taken up by main stream hospitals etc???

    just wondering if anyone knew much about it and could share their opinion


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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    They do quote these references if anyone wants to have a look

    http://www.int-imm-foundation.com/selectedpublications/index.html


  • #3
    nerrad01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭nerrad01


    From what i have read the work they have done on sTNF seems legit and it makes sense that if you can remove these from cancer cells and initiate an immune response you are going reduce/ destroy tumours - which sounds like a really fantastic and exciting treatment for cancer

    However if i had managed to develop a device that can filter them from the blood in a safe and stable manner and get results i would look to get it published and develop it as a mainstay in cancer treatment instead of locking it away somewhere in the alps and only publishing around 5 papers over 20 years on it??

    maybe im being over critical and dont really know the hassle involved in getting these treatments approved for use in other countries etc.

    So id love to know anyone involved in oncology what they thought or had they even heard of it


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