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

[William J. Foristal]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:



On Wed, 6 May 1998 21:08:51 EDT DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>In a message dated 98-05-06 17:50:54 EDT, you write:
>
><< But the press got a hold of this story and when they printed it 
>either
> left off the fact that it won't be tested in humans for a while or 
>put
> it at the very end of the story. >>
>
>That fact was reported on network TV and in the WashPost in the very 
>first
>reports, Sue.  I don't know about other papers, but I do know about 
>this one.
>Doc

Hi Doc,

Another point is that cancer patients, more than anyone else, are aware
of the long and frustrating process required to move a candidate drug
from animal testing through the clinical trials to the marketplace.  The
real cruelty is the disease itself.

Bill


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