TL;DR Two immune stimulating agents injected into the tumors of mice eliminated all traces of cancer as well as distant, untreated metastases. 87 of 90 mice were cured of the cancer.
Although the cancer returned in three mice, they again regressed after a second treatment.
The researchers saw similar results in mice bearing breast, colon, and melanoma tumors. Treating the first tumor that arose often prevented the occurrence of future tumors.
One agent is already approved for human use and the other has been tested in other unrelated clinical trials. A clinical trial was launched in January to test