‘I was getting ready to say goodbye’: cancer patient’s hope after smart drug success

Pat Brogan preparing to walk his daughter down the aisle after trial of treatment designed to stop disease from hiding

Smart drug that strips cancer cells of invisibility cloak' can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows

One of the first patients to benefit from a pioneering smart drug that appears to melt away the invisibility cloak" that can shield cancer cells from treatment is Pat Brogan, from Cowdenbeath, Scotland.

The 68-year-old, whose tumours have shrunk by almost a third, is preparing to walk his daughter down the aisle this month and holiday in Spain with his wife, Linda - milestones he once feared he would never reach.