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Interesting article regarding Medical Marijuana and Immunotherapy
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Interesting article regarding Medical Marijuana and Immunotherapy

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      • January 31, 2019 at 11:50 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

        WOW!!!  It's only one study, but YIKES!!!!  Thanks for sharing!  Celeste

        • February 1, 2019 at 1:16 am
        AMcReader
        Participant

          Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!

          I’m hoping one of our resident experts can answer one question on the results. After the study details response rates, it goes on to say there was not astatistical difference in PFS or OS in the two groups, does that mean between the two groups who had a response or between the two groups cumulatively? 

          I’ve seen this in other studies but have never asked.

            • February 1, 2019 at 3:02 am
            ed williams
            Participant

              Hi Amanda, I will take a shot at answering your question. This study was retrospective (looking back at patient files) not prospective where they have control arms and randomized, like checkmate 067 that led to approval of Ipi+Nivo. The study was small to start with and also did the patients that had Nivo+ canabis need the canabis because they were in rough shape using it to control pain and were they more advanced in their disease state than those that didn't use canabis???

            • February 1, 2019 at 2:37 pm
            mrsaxde
            Participant

              This study on first glance looks a lot like the now thoroughly debunked study that claimed a link between Viagra and melanoma. More research is needed, which is something I've been saying for a while. We need to know much more about what if any effects cannabis may or may not have on cancer and cancer treatments.

              -Bill

              • February 4, 2019 at 6:12 pm
              Threefitty
              Participant

                More reason to stay away from medical marijuana and just stick with the recreational variety.

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