[paulirwin]

> we're still stuck with the same treatments

Take a look at CAR T-cell therapy, used for Leukemia and blood cancers (and mentioned in this article). The first trials were happening around 2011, and now there are several FDA-approved therapies using this breakthrough. LLS notes [1]: "In some studies, up to 90 percent of children and adults with B-ALL whose disease had either relapsed multiple times, or failed to respond to standard therapies, achieved remission after receiving CAR T-cell therapy." These are people that would have died 10+ years ago.

My younger brother passed away from ALL in 2012 after a clinical trial for one of these treatments didn't work. His participation in the trial, even with the unsuccessful result, helped further the research that is now saving lives that weren't saved before.

CAR T-cell therapy is perhaps the most powerful breakthrough against blood cancer in history. Now, it might be able to tackle other cancers as well. We're making progress. Of course we all want it to go faster, but it's happening.

1: https://www.lls.org/treatment/types-treatment/immunotherapy/...