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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 14/06/2014 16:30:01

Title: How well-developed is gene therapy for cystic fibrosis?
Post by: thedoc on 14/06/2014 16:30:01

Professor Jane Davies, at Imperial College London, is involved in a major UK trial of gene therapy for cystic fibrosis.
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Title: Re: How well-developed is gene therapy for cystic fibrosis?
Post by: alancalverd on 15/06/2014 11:33:20

I first attended a presentation on gene therapy for CF in 1990, when a few clinical trials had already begun. So far, no product has hit the market. This sort of frustrating timescale is worth considering when people complain about the high cost of drugs!