Based on his own study, Australian physician Professor Richard Scolyer recently disclosed that a year after receiving a world-first treatment, he is still free of brain cancer.
The 57-year-old cured his brain tumor after receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 glioblastoma in June 2023, using his research melanoma to treat the disease.
“I had a brain #MRI scan last Thursday looking for recurrent #glioblastoma (and/or treatment complications),” he said in a post earlier this week about his progress with X. Yesterday, I learned that there is still no indication of a recurrence. I am ecstatic beyond measure.”
According to the Cancer Research Institute, cancer immunotherapy harnesses the body’s natural immune system to prevent, control, and eradicate cancer.
Because of his study with co-medical director of Melanoma Institute Australia Georgina Long that has the potential to save lives, Scolyer was awarded the 2024 Australian of the Year.
Scolyer is back to exercising every day and is feeling “the best” after experiencing pneumonia, liver problems, and epileptic seizures during the first several months of treatment.
But Long, his study collaborator, maintained that they’re “not there yet” in terms of creating a recognized and controlled therapy plan.
“What we have to really focus on is showing that this pre-surgery, combination immunotherapy type of approach works in a large number of people,” Long stated.
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