Cancer Research UK says it cannot comment on a trial that has not yet been peer-reviewed or published. “This is raising the hopes of patients,” warns a spokesman. “A peer review might find flaws in the trial. It may never get published.”

Even if further trials were successful, it could be years before this pessary becomes available. There is now talk of of a “window trial” – one in which lopinavir could be offered to women with high-grade disease while they are waiting for surgery. “The drug has been shown to be safe, and the women have nothing to lose and everything to gain. If it works they will not need an operation.

Meanwhile, the University of Manchester has filed a patent for treatment with lopinavir for HPV-related disease..

There was another obstacle. In Europe the makers of the capsule had phased it out in favour of a hard tablet. A generic lopinavir capsule called Lopimune, made by an Indian company, was only licensed for Africa.

“I wanted to bring some Lopimune into the UK for a trial,” says Dr Hampson, “but it would have involved a lot of red tape – and would have cost a fortune. I felt as if I was banging my head against a brick wall.” Dr Hampson

The same PhD student, Dr Orora Maranga, pointed out how useful such a self-help treatment – if it worked – would be to women in Africa, where there are few screening programmes to pick up pre-cancerous conditions, or surgical facilities to treat them. WINNER

So it was that, near the end of 2011, they finally won approval from Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi (where Dr Maranga was then a senior registrar) for a preliminary trial of lopinavir in women with pre-cancerous cells in the cervix. In return they would set up a cervical-cancer screening programme – needed to identify women suitable for the trial – and facilities for surgery, if it was needed.

Goodnews! This will be a fortune for women globally! I hope it matures. And congratulations to our very able Pro Maranga.
Am worried with National schools scoring a mean grade of D, we may not have Professers 20 yrs from now.
Longe live Pro Maranga.

Best news in a century. When I saw these news, we were in a group of 6 guys taking some tea. I was so excited that I started clapping. What was surprising me is that the people I was with, and even the other people in the restaurant were wondering what was so exciting. I just hope this initiative is supported. It could offer an entry to cure of all other type of cancers. This thing has really killed people.

This also goes to show how much more we could do if we invested much more in Research...unfortunately we need more money to pay salaries.

But I know it may not be easy. There is no way nyeuthi will be allowed to come up with such a big thing.

Si the Brits will get all the credit for this.

And then came this

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs...-cells-thrive-in-the-lab