article_snippet.sent: And it is a necessary part of the process that discovers new treatments that ultimately offer hope to other young cancer patients.
article_snippet.sent: But for some, standard treatment doesn’t work and the cancer comes back, which is why clinical trials such as the one for immunotherapy can be a lifeline –
article_snippet.sent: Kate Law, director of clinical trials at Cancer Research UK, says Kate Law, director of clinical trials at Cancer Research UK are an essential way forward.
article_snippet.sent: Some 15 of these are studies into new treatments for relapse patients such as those highlighted in the documentary.
article_snippet.sent: Kate Law, of Cancer Research, says: ‘From a drug company point of view, Kate Law, of Cancer Research are in business for profit.
article_snippet.sent: Despite these tragedies, clinical trials have transformed outcomes for cancer patients and particularly in children, as three-quarters of those with cancer are now cured compared with about a quarter in the late 1960s.
article_snippet.sent: Parents Karen and Richard found an American drug trial which aimed to prevent neuroblastoma coming back after immunotherapy.
article_snippet.sent: In a whirlwind six-week campaign, an appeal raised more than £100,000 to pay for further experimental treatment scheduled to begin early this year.
article_snippet.sent: Specialists at Great Ormond Street are now discussing the best ways to get cancer back into remission.
article_snippet.sent: Richard says: ‘Specialists at Great Ormond Street remain positive that this has been caught early and Specialists at Great Ormond Street can treat this.