Sorafenib: Miracle Pill for Liver Cancer
Presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the cure for liver cancer in Sorafenib.
Phase III clinical trial data of this miracle pill revealed that chances of survival from final stage liver cancer is increased by 44% or about three months life extension.
Final stage liver cancer is deadly and currently patients suffering this condition have no treatment option.
Sorafenib is a pill that directly targets malignant cancer cells and cuts off the blood supply feeding the tumour and has been found in a large scale multinational trial, conducted by researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Spain), to work on tumors within the liver and those that have already spread in other parts of the body.
According to Dr Subhash Gupta, head of department, liver surgery, Apollo Hospital:
“Sorafenib holds great promise for patients on whom aggressive options like a mix of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy fail.
Once detected early, liver cancer can be addressed by either a transplant or other techniques.”
Sorafenib is co-marketed by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals as Nexavar® - which is already indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).
Find more details from the full report at India Times and Science Daily.
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14 opinions for Sorafenib: Miracle Pill for Liver Cancer
Gregory D. Pawelski
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:26 pm
The extra days are for the “group” in the study, not the “individual” patients treated in the real world. This affirms that in the tactic of using “fresh” biopsied cells to predict which cancer treatments will work best for the patient, this “smart” drug has to get inside the cells in order to “target” anything. If the drug either won’t “get in” in the first place or if it gets pumped out/extruded or if it gets immediately metabolized inside the cell, it just isn’t going to work. Each of these new “targeted” drugs are not for everybody. Even when the disease is the same type, different patients’ tumors respond differently to the same agent. If a drug works extremely well for a certain percentage of cancer patients, identify which ones. If one drug or another is working for some people (not average populations) then obviously there are others out there who would also benefit.
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alex krywald
Jun 9, 2007 at 11:14 pm
is sorafenib available in the UK ?
Gloria
Jun 12, 2007 at 8:29 pm
alex: according to this BBC news, Nexavar (sorafenib) is available in some part of england.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6638053.stm
remember though that this is a prescription drug.
Lara Fergus
Jun 15, 2007 at 6:01 am
Does anyone know if sorafenib is approved for HCC patients in Australia?
VINOD NANOTE
Jul 1, 2007 at 12:06 am
My mother is suffering from liver cancer. she is in 4th last stage.
Can you give any suggestion to save her life.
J.Peter Rajamanickam
Jul 8, 2007 at 3:18 am
I wish to save my uncle from liver cancer.I tried to purchase Sorafenib tablets in the state of Tamil Nadu,India but to no avail.Even the leading Pharamacy are seeking time,but I require it very very urgently.Can anybody help me in locating Sorafenib tablets for immediate purchase in India.Thank You.
joanna
Jul 17, 2007 at 3:45 am
Can anyone advise where can I buy Soafenib in Europe. My father is having now chemiotherapy, Sorafenib could possibly help as well. I live in Poland, but I could go to the state where it is available or ask friends to buy.
Thanks.
Rajesh Kanojia
Jul 17, 2007 at 6:14 am
Sorafenib tablets as available in bombay , if anyone is looking for one , and yes they are also available in boots in UK
MANISH
Jul 26, 2007 at 3:51 pm
please tell me where i can get the tablet sorafenib for my father who is detected with liver tumor.
Rajesh
Jul 29, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Manish , tell me which part of india r u frm,
mail me and i will let you knw where is it
rgds
Manoj
Sep 25, 2007 at 8:25 am
Hello Rajesh. You mentioned we can get sorafenib in Bombay. I need it for my mother in law. Can you tell me where I can get it, or how can I email you (as you mention).
Rajesh Kanojia
Oct 8, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Manoj
if you need more details mail me on rlkanojia@gmail.com or rajesh@shikharlogistics.com
Erliana
Dec 8, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Does anyone know if sorafenib is availaible in Indonesia? My mother now in chemotherapy, she’s detected liver cancer almost one year ago
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