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<text id=90TT2137>
<title>
Aug. 13, 1990: Business Notes:Pharmaceuticals
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Aug. 13, 1990 Iraq On The March
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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BUSINESS, Page 57
Business Notes
PHARMACEUTICALS
The Miracle Is Missing
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<p> Just three years ago, Interleukin-2 was hailed as a
breakthrough treatment for kidney cancer. Cetus, the California
biotechnology company that developed the drug, hoped it would
become the firm's first real moneymaker. That hope was dashed
last week when the Food and Drug Administration declined to
give the drug approval for widespread use until more thorough
research is conducted. While IL-2 shrinks tumors in some
patients, researchers contend that the drug can also trigger
cardiac arrest and other serious complications. Cetus last
month suspended clinical trials of IL-2 as a treatment for high
blood pressure when findings proved inconclusive. After
investing more than $100 million to develop the drug, Cetus now
faces a battle to prove its value. In the past three weeks, the
firm's stock has plunged from 20 1/2 to 10 5/8.
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