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Biotech / Medical : Depotech(depo)
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To: seminole who wrote (556)12/18/1997 7:55:00 PM
From: John McCarthy  Read Replies (2) of 887
 
To this thread:

What follows are the exact words in an IBD article from the
summer of 1996.

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DepoCyt completed Phase III clinical trials, .....

Trial results released last week show that DepoCyt worked
TWICE as well as the standard drug therapy, called
methotrexate. DepoCyt wiped out cancer cells in 36%
of patients taking it,while methotrexate killed the cancer
in on 17% of patients, DepoTech said.

The results involved 54 patients with solid tumors.

Moreover, an interim analysis showed that, out of 32
patients tested, the mean survival rate of those who
took DepoCyt was 277 days, compared to 68 days for
patients in the control group. Final survival rates
will be released over the next few months.

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The above statements are in great contrast to what I
am hearing from the FDA meeting today.

Can somebody reconcile the discrepency?

Regards,

John McCarthy
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