HonCode

Go Back   HER2 Support Group Forums > Articles of Interest
Register Gallery FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 09-19-2011, 09:22 PM   #2
Rich66
Senior Member
 
Rich66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: South East Wisconsin
Posts: 3,431
Re: Evolution hints at a superbug strategy

Interesting. I know with my father and his ongoing urinary tract infections, the idea was to manage/monitor the bacteria level and treat only when it reached symptomatic level...and then with drugs chosen based on sensitivity tests. So it was essentially an approach that gave up on cure.
From the article:
Quote:
Read studies malaria in mice, where he has found that a lower dose or shorter course of antimalarial drugs can sometimes work much better than a higher dose when there are mixtures of resistant and nonresistant strains.
Makes me wonder if an option for advanced cancer might be a sensitivity test informed metronomic or staggered approach.
Rich66 is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 09:15 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright HER2 Support Group 2007 - 2021
free webpage hit counter