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New genetic map of cancer cells

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I found this article fascinating. You can purchase a copy of the full article published in Nature; I tried to read it online, but because it's scientific language I needed to have a print out. I hope this opens the way to understand why immunotherapy works for some of us and not others. I'm beginning to think I fall in that latter category having now failed Ibrance and possibly Fulvestrant. Here's the link if you're interested: bigthink.com/surprising-sci...

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I wasn't aware that Ibrance and Fulvestrant were immunotherapy. I thought they were both Hormonal therapy.

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You are right about Fulvestrant. Ibrance blocks certain enzymes and I guess does a little more than standard hormonal therapies. I get confused sometimes!

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GollyG in reply toWordNerdSharron

Thanks for sharing!

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mariootsi

Thank you! I will read this. Appreciate the information. Thank you.

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