Bacterial Therapy Achieves Complete Remission in Mouse Tumors
kimmonismus · x · 2026-07-14
A reshared post highlights a mouse experiment where researchers used a frog gut bacterium, Ewingella americana, to treat colorectal tumors, resulting in complete remission across all treated mice.
Key takeaways include:
- It wasn't just tumor shrinkage, but complete clearance.
- The bacteria multiplied roughly 3000-fold within the tumor within 24 hours.
- It directly attacked cancer cells while also recruiting T cells, B cells, and neutrophils to participate in the immune response.
- The experimental results outperformed 4 doses of anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.
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