[ExI] bexarotene papers

[Dan]

Just reading the first news story, it appears one problem is no proven efficacy -- not proven non-efficacy. That means there's still hope it might work and this just depends on someone or some group doing the work to find out -- e.g., replicating the results in non-human models.

The second paper mentioned, IIRC, seems to merely tell us that treatments must start earlier -- not so much that they won't work. Maybe the model here is something like rabies: vaccinate before symptoms are perceived. The problem, of course, is finding who's been "bitten" -- unless one wants to put everyone on the drug.

Granted, this is not all great news, but it's got to be put into perspective.

Regards,

Dan
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