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...research, performed in conjunction with scientists at Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical Research Institute and Columbia University, was published earlier this fall in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Steve Mills, Yale QB (Sr., 6-0, 191) Bristol, Conn...
...headlines could cure deadly diseases, then everyone would have rejoiced last week. Across the U.S., newspapers heralded the development by scientists from Bristol-Myers Squibb of a "smart bomb," or "magic bullet," against cancer. The weapon, a type of protein called a monoclonal antibody combined with an anticancer drug, has wiped out a wide variety of tumors in laboratory mice...
That said, the results reported last week by New Jersey-based Bristol-Myers Squibb in the journal Science were unusually promising, and they may give new momentum to this line of research. The monoclonal antibodies used against cancer are proteins designed to latch on to a specific molecule on the surface of a tumor cell, while leaving normal cells untouched. In Bristol-Myers Squibb's experiment, the antibody was linked with the common anticancer drug doxorubicin, and unlike many previous preparations, this combination enabled the drug to enter tumor cells, killing them from the inside...
...even the scientists from Bristol-Myers Squibb admit that any euphoria is premature. "I was surprised by the amount of press attention our study received," said Pamela Trail, who led the research team. "Obviously, we're tremendously excited by our data, but the true proof will be in the human trials." Within the next six months, the company will seek the Food and Drug Administration's permission to begin those crucial tests -- and perhaps generate more meaningful headlines...