On: Chemotherapy, Then and Now

[iskander]

Were metastatic melanoma and NSCLC considered "easy" before immunotherapy? My understanding is that they were near certain death sentences.

I think that the progress so far certainly looks revolutionary compared with the previous few decades. I also agree though that a lot of excitement is related to perceived future benefits.

[mitchtbaum → iskander]

> I also agree though that a lot of excitement is related to perceived future benefits.

Yes. On this path, the promised land is always around the bend.

[dekhn → iskander]

are you ignoring all the major (incremental) advances made in the previous few decades? Like adjuvant chemotherapy?

You are also ignoring the immense dollar cost we had to make to have these achievements- not really justified by the massive expenditures required.

[iskander → dekhn]

I'm relatively new to cancer research (start 4 years ago), so I might be ignorant of significant advances.

Did adjuvant chemo improve long term survival for any disseminated cancers?