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A real shift in cancer treatment

New drugs present precision medicine, they are based on the genetic make-up of each patient's tumour

23-Sep-2019

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New drugs had the potential to cure more patients and cut side-effects.

Drug that has been approved is called larotrectinib.

Charlotte Stevenson, 2 years old, is the first patient who has been treated with larotrectinib.

Charlotte developed and grew at a rapid rate, she can now have a relatively normal life.

NHS England described tumour-agnostic drugs as a "revolutionary" and "exciting breakthrough" in cancer.

Clinical trial is being done at the Royal Marsden Sutton, in London.

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Julia Chisholm

Paediatric Oncologist at Royal Marsden Hospital.

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education.

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Cancer