Woman Declared Cancer-Free After Taking Dostarlimab: What Is the ‘Miracle’ Drug?

With a 100% success rate against a variant of rectal cancer, dostarlimab is being hailed as a “miracle drug.”

42-year-old Carrie Downey, a Wales resident, was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer a year ago. After being given the drug dostarlimab for six months, the Swansea Bay University Health Board reported earlier this month that she is now cancer free.

All tests that Downey underwent showed that there was no “evidence” of cancer in her body after six months of taking the drug IV every three weeks. 

The medical fraternity has been hailing this as a “miracle.” Here’s all you need to know about the “cancer-killer drug.”