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Extraction Summary
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People
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Locations
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Events
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Document Information
Type:
Magazine article / investigative file
File Size:
1.67 MB
Summary
A magazine article page (p. 36) titled 'An Unlikely Cure Signals New Hope for Cancer' by Kat McGowan. It details a case study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering where a 73-year-old bladder cancer patient ('Patient 45') had a miraculous recovery using the drug everolimus in 2010. The article highlights Dr. David Solit's work in sequencing the patient's genome to identify the mutations responsible for the cure. The document includes a Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015496', indicating it is part of a congressional investigation file.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Kat McGowan | Author |
Author of the article regarding cancer research.
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| David Solit | Clinical Oncologist / Director |
Director of developmental therapeutics at Sloan-Kettering; sequenced the genome of the patient's cancer.
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| Patient Number 45 | Patient |
73-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer who was cured by everolimus.
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| Ellen Weinstein | Illustrator |
Credited for the illustration in the article.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Location of the drug trial and research.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015496'.
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Timeline (2 events)
January 2010
Patient number 45 enrolled in the everolimus study at Sloan-Kettering.
Sloan-Kettering
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Medical center where the study took place (New York).
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Relationships (1)
Solit analyzed the patient's genetic code to understand her reaction to the drug.
Key Quotes (3)
"In April 2010, her cancer was gone."Source
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Quote #1
"But this time was different. Clinical oncologist David Solit... saw a new opportunity to explain what happened by sequencing the whole genome of the woman’s cancer."Source
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Quote #2
"He found that one of her mutations shows up in about 8 to 10 percent of other bladder cancer patients"Source
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