This case has been tossed around quite a bit of late. From what I have read in multiple sources either way both men will die of their illness; this new drug will only prolong the one person's life for a limited time frame (read the article closely, it only slows the tumor's growth but does not provide a cure) and is considered to be a stepping stone towards a drug that might provide a longer remission/cure (??).
I'm not sure if this would have made the rounds had it not been for the "cousins" human interest element; many such studies have been going on for decades. We've been blissfully unaware of the successes and failures. The real tragedy is such an illness taking people at such a young age :( Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Paul C Bernhardt [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:30 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Ethics of controlled drug trials Don't they do sequential statistical analysis on such large scale studies? That is, aren't they obligated by ethics to analyze the data every few months and if unambiguous evidence of efficacy is developed immediately switch all control participants to the effective treatment? Paul C Bernhardt Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA pcbernhardt[at]frostburg[d0t]edu On Oct 2, 2010, at 3:05 PM, Joan Warmbold wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/health/research/19trial.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1 When does random assignment of subjects to groups receiving different treatments for cancer become unethical and inhumane? This article in the NYT's certainly provokes such consideration. Joan Joan Warmbold Boggs [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=5360 or send a blank email to leave-5360-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=5371 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-5371-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-5371-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5373 or send a blank email to leave-5373-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
