Craig Manning

Chief Reporter

Wirral-born and bred, I have been at the Globe since 1999 and am Chief Reporter. Subjects covered include general news, features, sport and entertainment.

Wirral-born and bred, I have been at the Globe since 1999 and am Chief Reporter. Subjects covered include general news, features, sport and entertainment.

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'I really shouldn't be here': Wirral cancer patient defies odds thanks to drug trial

A woman from Wallasey in Merseyside with Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, who has only previously been in remission for a month in the past eight years, is enjoying life thanks to daily trial drug capsules which have shrunk her tumours to such an extent they are too small to be measured. The drug, which is known as NX-5948, is so new it doesn’t have a name, and could be a game-changer in the fight against lymphoma. It is being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester for patients with B-cell lymphoma* whose disease has come back after previous treatment or stopped responding to treatment. Lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system which is part of the body’s immune system that fights infections. Adele Adams (59), who trained as a jockey when she was a teenager, was diagnosed with stage 4 Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February 2016 and was put on her first course of chemotherapy.