A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single treatment by both attacking cancer cells and activating the immune system. The findings point to a promising new type of cancer therapy that could one day work against many solid tumors.

Scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have identified a naturally occurring bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs (Dryophytes japonicus) that demonstrated remarkable anticancer activity in mice. The findings, published in Gut Microbes, introduce a new approach to cancer treatment that uses living bacteria to directly target tumors rather than simply altering the gut microbiome.

  • ironpangolin29@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    This entire practice and trials on animals is big pharma controlling cures by bureaucracy and red tape and “inhumane” testing. Big pharma lines the pockets of the guys who write FDA rules. FDA rules state you can’t practice on humans thus curing humans because that would collapse pharmaceuticals, cancer treatments. Thanks a lot think-tanks. Your big brains slowed progress, but prevented famines due to population control right?

    • sunsofold@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 day ago

      The FDA has plenty of issues but saying ‘no, you can’t test things on humans without first testing them on non-human animals,’ isn’t for the sake of the companies. There are a lot of ‘potential cures’ for which we never want human trials, because rodent trials reveal how much cancer they cause rather than cure.