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Cancer Drug Doesn't Work For Chronic FatigueTuesday 11 June 2019
Cancer drug doesn’t work for chronic fatigue Cancer drug rituximab has no effect on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), according to a Norwegian study. “Now we can put this to rest,” says researcher Øystein Fluge. He is referring to the idea that the cancer drug rituximab, which affects certain cells of the immune system, was thought to be helpful in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Recently, Fluge and his colleagues published the results of the latest study of this drug in Annals of Internal Medicine. It marked the end of a nearly 15-year-long research story that began with great hope and enthusiasm, but ended in disappointment. Now, the researchers have to look for other possibilities. “You have to respect the results you get and adjust course,” says Fluge, who still believes it would be interesting to do more research on the immune system's role in ME/CFS.
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