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Biotech / Medical : Techniclone (TCLN)
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To: GregSL who wrote (3086)5/21/1999 11:11:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (2) of 3702
 
Greg, thanks. Do the surviving people get treatment with more Cotara now that the statistics are in or are they left to die having served the cause of profits for Techniclone, the Medical Practitioners and Scientific Knowledge?

The ethics of this puzzle me. The patients have been helped by taking part in this experiment. There is proof of some effectiveness compared with other treatments and no treatment.

I don't understand how they can be left to die [assuming they might want further Cotara treatment if it was available to them]. I understand that the experiments only have validity if meaningful statistics or mechanisms are established from the experiment. Since the median survival has been reached, there seems little point in finding how long the survival tail is if the individuals concerned have got recurrent progressive disease.

Once progression is established, it's just a question of time before their brains are further damaged and they die. It seems that more information would be gained on the safety and efficacy of Cotara if the remaining people were retreated and they might enjoy another 30 weeks of life.

The lack of treatment seems unethical to me. Without knowing much about the USA constitution and civil liberties, the patients seem to be forfeiting their lives in breach of human rights. The right to life is a primary and most basic human right [when not convicted of criminal acts or being an alien 'enemy']; the right to act to keep oneself alive without damaging other people or their property.

I'd be interested in some explanation if anyone can enlighten me.

That's great to see that there has been some help from Cotara. Things are looking up. Oncolym licensed, Cotara effective to some extent.

Maurice
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