Re: For Vicki & Sally & Rosemary

November 30, 2000

Lori, I looked at Endostatin a while ago and thought it looked like it had a

possible application. There was something about it that made it stick out

from the others for Nf2.......beats me, i can't remember . It was the Dana

Ferber institute or clinic, I think. But I concluded that anti-angiogenesis

drugs were only appropriate for adults, who have stopped growing.

(physically that is, not spiritually, or emotionally, or intellectually or

....

on 30/11/00 2:05 AM, Lori Phibbs at lphibbs@... wrote:

> hmmmmm, thalidomide is the father of a whole new class of drugs called anti

> angio-genesis. Endiostatin is the only one that has stuck in my mind, but

> you could find info on the others on the web as well. I found an article

> that Endiostatin was going into trial at Dana Faber?? is that the name???

> This past spring, 2000!! These tests are for prostate cancer. The angio

> inhibitors work by not allowing your body to form new blood vessels. This

> is only done in your body under 3 circumstances: pregnancy(ie: the

> horrendous birth defects caused by thalidomide in the 50's), wound healing,

> and tumor formation. Endiostaten is a protein, so I was really interested

> in that:) on my Merlin search:) I don't have a link anymore, but if you put

> anti angio-genesis in your browser a lot of info would come up.

>

> -Lori:) still dating Merlin:)

> Re: For Vicki

>

>> Vicki & Rosemary,

>>

>> Can I get this info. as well? << Thalidomide info. >> Do you need my home

>> address or can this be sent over e-mail?

>>

>> Thanks, Sally

>>

>

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