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Management number 233421136 Release Date 2026/06/27 List Price $14.24 Model Number 233421136
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The remarkable story behind the revolutionary miracle cure for cancer, Gleevec. Novartis chairman Dr Dan Vasella describes its development and how he and Novartis orchestrated the break–neck approval and massive production of this amazing drug. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis recently developed Gleevec, one of the first 'smart' drugs created to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy cells in the process. In early tests with a common form of leukemia and other types of cancer, Gleevec has been extraordinarily successful, and side effects have been astoundingly minimal. Gleevec communicates directly with cancer–causing chromosomes and interrupts the signal that causes excessive growth of certain white blood cells. Patients have seen their tumours shrink significantly, and some have disappeared altogether. This is the inside story of the creation of this miracle drug, and how Novartis CEO and chairman Dan Vasella rallied the company to bring Gleevec to market in mass quantities and record time. Read more

ISBN10 0060010304
ISBN13 978-0060010300
Edition 1st
Language English
Publisher Harper Business
Dimensions 6 x 0.93 x 9 inches
Item Weight 1.1 pounds
Print length 288 pages
Publication date June 1, 2003

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