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Curing terminal cancer without treatment options

By | translator Alice Kang

23.01.17 06:20:42

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Starts KOSMOS2 study for terminal cancer patients... recruits 1,000 people

Searches for optimal drug through NGS analysis and multicenter discussions...breaks down boundaries between hospitals

Provides new treatment opportunities for patients...builds a structure for the virtuous cycle of new drug development through the creation of a genome database


Mr. A, a 60-year-old Korean male patient, was diagnosed with gastric cancer several years ago. After struggling to treat the disease for several years, the hospital told A that there was no other treatment option available for him and that he may not be able to live for more than 6 months. As a last resort, A registered to enroll in the KOSMOS study and was told there was a breast cancer treatment available for the genetic mutation he was found with during genetic testing. The breast cancer drug stayed effective for over a year, and after seeing a significant reduction in tumor size, A left his hospital bed and was able to receive the outpatient treatment he had only dreamed of.

The stage has been set

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