Researchers say experimental drug at UAMS sees cancer disappear in afflicted patient

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An experimental drug being tested at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences led to a man’s cancer disappearing after more routine treatments were ineffective, researchers said.

UAMS officials said the 58-year-old man had been battling stage four liver cancer for four years. The cancer would return despite typical treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, they said.


Officials said the patient was then chosen to participate in a Phase 1 trial of a new cancer treatment being studied at UAMS and 45 other nationwide hospitals. UAMS was the only Ar
https://www.kark.com/news/health-news/researchers-say-experimental-drug-at-uams-sees-cancer-disappear-in-afflicted-patient/kansas hospital participating in the trial, hospital representatives said, they said.

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“In my three decades as an oncologist, his response is unprecedented,” Birrer said. “These and the other new therapies we’re testing have the potential to significantly impact the lives of other patients.”

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