The Circuitous Route by a Group of Novices to a New FDA Approved Cancer Therapy: How Did We Do This?

The Circuitous Route by a Group of Novices to a New FDA Approved Cancer Therapy: How Did We Do This?

Phd Thomas J. Dougherty
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Publication Date: May 20th, 2015
Publisher:
Outskirts Press
ISBN:
9781432798734
Pages:
122

Description

How we got there... When I first started as a cancer researcher at one of the top cancer centers in the country, I needed to find my own project knowing nothing about cancer I went to the cancer literature in search of an unsolved problem in cancer. I found one relating to radiation therapy and started to work on it. This required a new compound that had to be non-toxic to be useful. While testing the toxicity in cells a technician told me to keep the cell out of the light or the cells will die. This was a Eureka moment- has anyone tried to use this way to treat cancer in patients? The answer was no. Thus began our new treatment described in this book - Photodynamic Therapy - now an accepted way to treat certain cancers without many of the side effects of current treatment. This book describes the ups and downs of the 20 year route to FDA approval experienced by those starting with no knowledge of cancer nor how the FDA is intimately involved in the clinical aspects of a new treatment.

About the Author

Dr. Dougherty has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal publications, book chapters and abstracts, and holds over 50 patents. Dr. Dougherty is recognized as the Father of Photodynamic Therapy and has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Photobiology. Other awards he has received include The Benjamin Franklin Award for contribution to the betterment of health, Inventor of the year award from the patent attorney group in Buffalo, NY, the Pioneers of Science Award established by Professor Hauptman (a recipient of the Nobel Award), The Sullivant Award, the highest award given by The Ohio State University for a graduate who has contributed most to the status of the university, A Doctorate of Humane Letters from Canisius College in Buffalo NY where he received his college degree and several others.