World-first cancer treatment saves man given nine months to live
- Ben Trotman, an investment banker at JP Morgan, underwent innovative immunotherapy for glioblastoma, resulting in a remarkable recovery, with no high-grade disease in his tumor.
- The trial was led by brain cancer specialist Dr. Paul Mulholland and funded by the Jon Moulton Charity Trust, urging for similar approaches in future trials to improve outcomes for patients.
- The National Brain Appeal provided a positive update on Trotman's condition, with ongoing chemotherapy following the successful treatment.
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Sussex man given nine months to live shares astonishing update after receiving world-first cancer treatment
A man has defied medical odds after becoming the first person to receive a groundbreaking treatment for brain cancer. Ben Trotman, 41, from West Sussex, has seen his brain tumour effectively disappear after enrolling in a world-first treatment trial for glioblastoma, which gives an average life expectancy of nine months.Mr Trotman has revealed he's doing well almost a year and a half on from this shock diagnosis, a charity has said.The man from …
Brain tumour patient had nine months to live - but breakthrough cancer treatment saved his life
A man who was given months to live says his brain tumour has effectively vanished after he signed up for a world-first treatment - with doctors hailing a cure "could be on the horizon"
Sussex man doing well a year and a half after new brain cancer treatment
Ben Trotman had an invasive growth of cells called a glioblastoma, which leaves patients with an average nine-month life expectancyThe only person in the world to receive a groundbreaking treatment for brain cancer is doing well almost a year and a half later, a charity has said.Ben Trotman, 41, took part in a clinical trial that used immunotherapy to target his glioblastoma, an invasive growth of cells in the brain that gives an average life ex…
Man given just months to live stuns doctors as treatment 'eradicates cancer'
A MAN who was given months to live has seen his aggressive brain cancer effectively disappear, leaving doctors stunned. Ben Trotman, 41, of West Sussex, was given the shock glioblastoma diagnosis in October 2022 and he brought his wedding forward to last January as a result. Jack HillBen Trotman, who was given months to live, has seen his aggressive brain cancer effectively disappear[/caption] Doctors told him and his now-wife Emily that patient…
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