Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Pill May Rewrite Medical History

Daniel Vasella

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2003

0060010304 / 9780060010300

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The remarkable story behind the revolutionary miracle cure for cancer, Gleevec. Novartis chairman Dr Dan Vasella describes its development and how he and Novartis orchestrated the break-neck approval and massive production of this amazing drug. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis recently developed Gleevec, one of the first 'smart' drugs created to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy cells in the process. In early tests with a common form of leukemia and other types of cancer, Gleevec has been extraordinarily successful, and side effects have been astoundingly minimal. Gleevec communicates directly with cancer-causing chromosomes and interrupts the signal that causes excessive growth of certain white blood cells. Patients have seen their tumours shrink significantly, and some have disappeared altogether. This is the inside story of the creation of this miracle drug, and how Novartis CEO and chairman Dan Vasella rallied the company to bring Gleevec to market in mass quantities and record time.…

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Titolo
Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Pill May Rewrite Medical History
Autore
Daniel Vasella
Editore
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Anno di pubblicazione
2003
Condizione
Good
Rilegatura
Hardback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0060010304
ISBN 13
9780060010300

World of Books Inc

Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.

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