ag5@Pucc-I.UUCP (11/06/84)
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"San Francisco: Scientists at the University of California at San Francisco
last week announced positive results from recent clinical trials of a new
drug that they say appeared to combat effectively the most common secondary
infection that kills victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or
AIDS.
"Previously used drugs had been inadequate in treating patients who
suffered from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia infections or had produced
serious side effects, the scientists said.
"If left untreated, the disease is fatal in virtually all of it's
victims."
"The scientists said they had discovered that an anti-parasitic drug
known as DFMO, which was successful in treating six AIDS patients with the
disease, appears to be an "encouraging" new treatment.
"The scientists, including Jeffrey A. Golden, assistant professor
of medicine at San Francisco, and Daniel V. Santi, professor of pharmaceu-
tical chemistry there, described their findings in the November issue of
the California Medical Association's <Western Journal of Medicine>.
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