Clinical Trial Shows 40 Percent Reduction in Risk of Death from Cervical Cancer
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Doctors are hailing a new treatment regime for cervical cancer that could reduce the risk of dying by 40%, in the biggest advance against the disease in 25 years. In research led by University College London, it has been reported that the results of the phase-three clinical trial showed a 40% reduction in the risk of death from the disease and a 35% reduction in the risk of cancer coming back within at least five years. Their findings have been published in the Lancet.
The new treatment plan was tested in patients recruited over 10 years from the UK, Mexico, India, Italy, and Brazil.
Dr Mary McCormack, the lead investigator of the trial at UCL, said “This is the biggest gain in survival since the adoption of chemoradiation in 1999”
“Every improvement in survival for a cancer patient is important, especially when the treatment is well-tolerated and given for a relatively short time, allowing women to get back to their normal lives relatively quickly.”
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