Ha!
The Burzynski cancer story pales in comparison to the crow's feet tangent involving anti aging master Goldman:
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While Goldman may not be able to call himself an M.D. in Illinois, his credentials are still impressive. According to the academy Web site, he is a Chinese weapons expert with the ability to perform "13,500 consecutive sit-ups and 321 consecutive handstand pushups." For proof of the latter, Goldman has included photos of himself standing on his hands, clad in a snug stars-and-stripes-patterned swimsuit.
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I hope this in the movie. It would make a great scene.
But seriously..I do think the FDA rep stating that there is a big gap between orphan drug approval and standard approval is...weak. Imagine being a patient using the drug under this status thinking the FDA thinks it's worthwhile.
Allowing a phase II trial along with orphan drug approval under FDA auspices would suggest to many, rightly or wrongly, that there is something there worth pursuing. If Burzynski has continued to mismanage the approved trial protocol, it should be yanked. Seems to me both the FDA and Burzynski should get their collective sorry acts together.
"A smart, well-trained Chinese doctor probably can make millions of dollars by setting up clinical trials for 'Lin-chih'"
Maybe..if he could get funding to research what is likely unpatentable.
I have seen plenty of preclinicals identifying cytotoxic abilities of traditional chinese medicine. But that's where the research stops. Kind of like "Hmmm..guess there IS something to this old stuff. Interesting."
Here's an example that caught my eye recently:
http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...137#post222137