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These researchers have dedicated their careers to finding new treatments and cures for people with cancer.
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How Lawrence Einhorn, MD, Cured Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer was once the deadliest form of cancer for men. And then Lawrence Einhorn, MD, conquered it. Dr. Einhorn tested a revolutionary chemotherapy combination that cured his patients. Today, he continues treating patients and serves on our Board of Directors.
A Miracle Mix of Chemotherapy Cures Testicular Cance
In 1974, men diagnosed with testicular cancer faced an overall survival rate of 5%. Surgery was the only viable treatment option, and if it failed, the prognosis was fatal.
Dr. Einhorn was a young medical oncologist at Indiana University Hospital. He was the first to test a chemotherapy combination of the drug cisplatin with two other chemotherapy drugs, a landmark clinical trial that led to a true cure for testicular cancer. Dr. Einhorn continued working on the treatment to find new ways to minimize toxic side effects and shorten the treatment.
Today, the survival rate for testicular cancer is 95%.
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Even in my youthful exuberance, I never would have dreamed that we would have such a high cure rate. This was my walk on the moon so to speak. You do this once in your lifetime.