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...Lawrence Jacobs, a professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, announced Monday that the drug, beta interferon, prolongs the non-chronic stage in multiple sclerosis patients by as much as 75 percent...
...research suggests a possible strategy for treating lymphoma in these patients: attack HIV with antiviral drugs like interferon. "We don't know whether turning off HIV will turn off the cancer gene as well," McGrath admits. "But it's an approach we are eager to pursue...
Gilbert shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering a rapid method to decode base sequenced in DNA and then applying in to produce materials like interferon and insulin. He also served' as chair of Biogen, a biotechnology firm based in both Geneva and Cambridge...
...should be stressed, believes beta interferon is a cure for multiple sclerosis. Some patients receiving the drug have continued to deteriorate, while others who appear to have benefited probably would have improved anyway (the disease is often punctuated by remissions). Moreover, the utility of beta interferon for steadily progressive forms of multiple sclerosis -- an unfortunate minority of cases -- has yet to be shown...
Still, the appearance of any compound that can positively alter the course of this relentless disease is cause for cautious celebration. "Half a loaf," observes University of Chicago neurologist Dr. Barry Arnason, whose research helped stimulate interest in beta interferon, "is a lot better than no bread." If the FDA goes along with the panel's recommendation and approves the drug, says Stephen Reingold, chief of research for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, "I predict it will be used widely -- and it should...