Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Pill Is Rewriting Medical History

by Daniel Vasella and Robert Slater

Book Overview

Discusses the development and potential of the cancer drug Gleevec, tracing its laboratory successes, the efforts to acquire the drug's FDA approval, and the stories of patients with cancer whose... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060010304
• ISBN13: 9780060010300
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Inside Story

This is an excellent account of the way things really happen. The media sometimes beats the political drum so loudly about the pharmaceutical industry being an evil empire that the other side of the story is never heard. Here is an inside look from the perspective of dedicated scientists, committed business executives, and the people they serve. If you want to base your opinions on all aspects of the issue, this is required reading.

This book will offer you an inside view....

As an employee within the pharmaceutical industry, this book will offer the reader an inside view of how a product goes from the research phase to finally, the consumer. As a father to a child with cancer, this book offers hope that someday a cure will be developed to eliminate cancer. A must read!

Gleevec Book

As someone who has CML, the disease that Gleevec was developed for, and as someone for whom Gleevec has been a life-saver, I can attest to the the fact that this book is a valuable and interesting read.This book makes note of the important part the internet played in the rapid FDA approval of this "proof of concept" drug. It also tells the personal story of how several persons that have used this drug lives' have been affected. Some parts of this book may bring tears to your eyes.It is becoming apparent that Gleevec will be of help against several other diseases, besides just CML.As a "proof of concept" drug, Gleevec is truly unique, promising and exciting, and that fact alone makes the telling of its story so worthwhile. I am totally satisfied with this book, and am glad that I bought it.