Comments on: CG Therapeutics, Immune-Booster For Cancer, Recruits Dendreon Vets, New CEO http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/03/10/cg-therapeutics-maker-of-immune-booster-for-cancer-recruits-dendreon-vets-new-ceo/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ron Falcone http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/03/10/cg-therapeutics-maker-of-immune-booster-for-cancer-recruits-dendreon-vets-new-ceo/comment-page-1/#comment-121878 Ron Falcone Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:07:49 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=15519#comment-121878 the relationship between hCG and cancer has been well known for over twenty years; AVIbiopharma was the first to launch an anti-hCG trial and showed statistically significant results but that effort was scrapped while Eli's drug Gemzar---incidentally, one of the co-drugs tested with AVI's hcg formulation and which didn't show more superior levels of efficacy--- remains the 'approved' drug but with a higher toxicity profile and far greater expense profile. Does economics have anything to do with it? the relationship between hCG and cancer has been well known for over twenty years; AVIbiopharma was the first to launch an anti-hCG trial and showed statistically significant results but that effort was scrapped while Eli’s drug Gemzar—incidentally, one of the co-drugs tested with AVI’s hcg formulation and which didn’t show more superior levels of efficacy— remains the ‘approved’ drug but with a higher toxicity profile and far greater expense profile. Does economics have anything to do with it?

]]> By: Richard Lentini http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/03/10/cg-therapeutics-maker-of-immune-booster-for-cancer-recruits-dendreon-vets-new-ceo/comment-page-1/#comment-109653 Richard Lentini Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:33:27 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=15519#comment-109653 In the mid-1970s I had a MS degree in medical physiology and was working on a Ph.D. in experimental pathology at the University of Florida medical school. I noticed medical literature showed that the most aggressive cancers (the most dedifferentiated and metastatic cancers) produced hCG (or perhaps hCG subunits). I was intrigued by this and wanted to study this phenomenon because hCG also seemed to protect the fetus by way of the trophoblast. Unfortunately, my major professor was not intrigued about this phenomenon and I was not able to complete my Ph.D. degree. I completed everything but a dissertation which would have been a study involving the immunosuppression effects of hCG in cancer. I now have small cell lung cancer yet cannot, under any circumstances, get anti-hCG to see if it would prolong my life. This is so frustrating because I was sure hCG was so important in cancer research. Richard S. Lentini ricklend@yahoo.com In the mid-1970s I had a MS degree in medical physiology and was working on a Ph.D. in experimental pathology at the University of Florida medical school. I noticed medical literature showed that the most aggressive cancers (the most dedifferentiated and metastatic cancers) produced hCG (or perhaps hCG subunits). I was intrigued by this and wanted to study this phenomenon because hCG also seemed to protect the fetus by way of the trophoblast. Unfortunately, my major professor was not intrigued about this phenomenon and I was not able to complete my Ph.D. degree. I completed everything but a dissertation which would have been a study involving the immunosuppression effects of hCG in cancer.

I now have small cell lung cancer yet cannot, under any circumstances, get anti-hCG to see if it would prolong my life. This is so frustrating because I was sure hCG was so important in cancer research.

Richard S. Lentini
ricklend@yahoo.com

]]> By: Lorraine Morgan http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/03/10/cg-therapeutics-maker-of-immune-booster-for-cancer-recruits-dendreon-vets-new-ceo/comment-page-1/#comment-50133 Lorraine Morgan Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:56:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=15519#comment-50133 I think this is wonderful news! Just a shame that Big Venture capitalists are frightened to invest! What can be done? As a Breast Cancer victim myself and other members of my family have had various types of Cancer...it gives me hope! I think this is wonderful news! Just a shame that Big Venture capitalists are frightened to invest! What can be done? As a Breast Cancer victim myself and other members of my family have had various types of Cancer…it gives me hope!

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