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Lani · 05-03-2007, 08:32 AM

I believe there is a book sometimes available on Amazon about the making of herceptin, which chronicals the history of the discovery, the difficulties finding the right target population to treat (which almost stymied its development) and the parties involved (including Dr. Slamon, of course).

I believe Lily Samuels Tartikoff was terribly helpful in fund-raising (she got Revlon involved) for the early stages of the research.

I haven't read it myself to see how the ideas generated by Dr. Slamon got developed by Genentech into an approvable drug.

Anyone out there who read it?

05-03-2007, 08:32 AM	#16
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	Belinda I believe there is a book sometimes available on Amazon about the making of herceptin, which chronicals the history of the discovery, the difficulties finding the right target population to treat (which almost stymied its development) and the parties involved (including Dr. Slamon, of course). I believe Lily Samuels Tartikoff was terribly helpful in fund-raising (she got Revlon involved) for the early stages of the research. I haven't read it myself to see how the ideas generated by Dr. Slamon got developed by Genentech into an approvable drug. Anyone out there who read it?