After three cycles of chemotherapy, a 2-year-old Englishman became the youngest patient ever treated with “nano-knife” technology.
This still experimental anti-cancer treatment makes it possible to neutralize tumor sections using electric currents.
George, from Camden, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the liver and bile ducts, last year.
Dr Sam Godfrey, Head of Scientific Engagement at Cancer Research UK spoke to the BBC about the treatment, calling it cutting-edge and explaining how it uses electrical currents to give surgeons a better margin of clearance around a tumor.
This “cutting-edge surgical treatment will inform the treatment of children around the world,” he said.
“The surgeons were able to remove the entire tumor and had clean margins all around the removed part of the liver,” said Johnathan, George’s father. “It was the news we were hoping for and praying for.
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After 18 months, George was declared cancer free. Johnathan said the family was proud that their son’s treatment plan was able to advance medical science in the country, potentially helping to improve the chances of other children like George.
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