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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Drug protects mice, monkeys from radiation damage

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"For that we would want people to have a loaded syringe with this compound for intramuscular injection," he said.

The other is for use with radiation therapy in cancer patients to make the treatments more effective with fewer side effects.

Gudkov said the company is seeking U.S. regulatory approval to start testing the drug in healthy adults, which could begin as early as this summer.

Last week, the company won a $9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop the treatment for radiation exposure.


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