Re: L&I Cancer Drugs Face Long Road From Mice to Men

[DocCec]

DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:


In a message dated 98-05-06 17:15:20 EDT, you write:

<<  But I
 DO think they should fast track these things and even give people who
 only have six months to live the opportunity to take the drug in spite of
 the fact it has not passed through the NDA process.  They could be part
 of the Phase I clinical studies.  By the time these things move through
 the beaurocracy it's too late for the people who don't have the time to
 wait for the NDA approval. >>

I agree, and often that's what's done.  In this case, as I understand it, they
still need to make enough of the drug to begin human clinical trials.  And
that takes time.
Doc

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