There is a new hope for those who struggle with dangerous disease of blood cancer. A new therapy has been invented, which is more effective than other treatment in saving the lives of patients. Thousands of people have started treatment in England. According to health experts, this therapy can prove to be life changing for blood cancer patients.
Advanced form of chemotherapy
There is great relief for patients struggling with blood cancer. A new targeted therapy has been invented for his treatment. This therapy has been given to patients suffering from this problem in England. This is the first time in the world when this medicine was given to patients. This therapy, recognized as ‘Trojan Horse Drug’, is Balantamab Mafodotine. This drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy. It is effective in stopping multiple myeloma (blood cancer) for three times the time in comparison to other treatment.
Therapy is given every three weeks
Balantamab mafodotine is a special type of antibody drug. For treatment, this drug is used along with other cancer drugs. The patient is given this targeted therapy every third week. By reaching inside the body, this drug destroys the cancer cell.
How does it work?
Balantamab is a lietal chemotherapy, a lithal chemotherapy. It is tied to antibodies, which is similar to antibodies used to fight infection by the body. These antibodies reach cancerous cells. They stick to their surface. After going in, they leave their tone payload to kill cancer. Due to which cancer cells are destroyed.
Life Changing Drug
According to health experts, this medicine is life changing for the patient and their family. Myloma is an aggressive type of blood cancer. This targeted therapy was used on those patients in which cancer was constantly increasing or there was no effect of early treatment of cancer.
what is myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer i.e. blood cancer. Multiple myeloma is a cancer made in white blood cells of the body, called plasma cell. In the bone marrow, plasma cells form antibodies. These are proteins that help your body fight against diseases and infections. Healthy plasma cells help you identify germs and attack germs, fight infections. Cancer -affected plasma cells in myeloma accumulate in the bone marrow and remove healthy blood cells. Instead of producing auxiliary antibodies, cancer cells produce abnormal proteins, which can cause complications.
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