Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Common cold virus used for treatment of pancreatic cancer

Live healthy and long


Jan Urbanick a pancreatic cancer patient under a randomized Phase 2 study


From Ohio State U hospital

Dr Tanios Bekai Saab was recently interviewed on TV (Fox News) about using common cold virus to treat pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancer to cure (only 3% survival rate) without serious side effect. There was considerable reduction of tumor size, and increased survival.  Pancreatic cancer affects 44,000 people yearly.





From Fox news


Reosyn targeting the cancer cell


The pancreas


The secret is in the virus reosyn which is in the same family as common cold virus.  It targets the cancer protein Ras, which it enters, multiplies in there and bursts the cancer cell.  This results in significant reduction in tumor size.

One such patient in PHase 2 trial is Jan Urbanick, a 67 yo lady with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  For more, log on at
Oncolytics biotech

Is this a cheap cure?

Can you just be infected with cold and get well if you get the big C?



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