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The Bete Noire of Big
Pharma is making a comeback – this time as a
treatment for Blood Cancers. Thalidomide is the drug
best known for causing deformities in thousands of
children in Europe and the USA, but in May 2006, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved
thalidomide for use in combination with another
drug, dexamethasone, to treat newly diagnosed
multiple myeloma. Other Stage 3 trials should soon
lead to new licenses for more cancers. Drug dosage
is the key issue. We film with Paul Nichols at the
New York marathon. He was diagnosed with cancer in
2002 and entered the Revlimid trial in January 2006.
He has been in full remission since then and now
takes the drug on a monthly prescription. For Paul,
thalidomide is a miracle drug.
Part of a 28 x
25-minute documentary series produced for the BBC.
These films can be bought individually or as a
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UK: TB - Upgrading Our Defences,
Ref: 640 |
India: The Silent Killer,
Ref: 639 |
Kala Azar: Black Fever,
Ref: 638 |
USA: Bitter Sweet,
Ref: 637 |
Cuba: Swimming Against the Tide,
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Infanticide in the Amazon,
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Vaccine the Final Frontier,
Ref: 617 |
Vaccine From Discovery to Delivery,
Ref: 616 |
The Vaccine Business,
Ref: 615 |
Vaccine the Challenges,
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