Toxicity Quotes

You really have to ask the patients themselves if they think this improvement is worth the added impact of toxicity and visits to the doctor. Some patients want every day they can get; others opt for more family time. - Robert Mayer

You couldn't ethically give these [high] doses by the oral route because of toxicity, and also because of the effect on the immune system. They could potentially depress the immune system and leave the patient open to opportunistic infections that could be fatal. - Dr. Aldo T. Iacono

We're usually willing to tolerate a lot of toxicity when we're on the first round, because we're going for a cure. But when it recurs and there's no chance of a cure, we want to pick treatments based on quality of life issues. - Dr. Robert Wenham

We're trying to convince them to leave without using force... We tell them about the toxicity of the water. - John Gutierrez

We were doing major radical surgery as standard treatment -- very primitive radiation therapy that carried a lot of toxicity to normal tissue. - Harmon Eyre

We are extremely pleased that data from our Phase III psoriasis trials of ISA247 will be presented to audiences that represent both dermatology and transplantation. We continue to be encouraged by the data generated in the SPIRIT extension trial and we believe ISA247 will continue to demonstrate continued efficacy with minimal toxicity. - Dr. Randall Yatscoff