In South Africa, only 13% of XDR-TB patients are cured by the existing treatment regimen.
Existing treatment options include painkillers, spinal manipulation, acupuncture, exercise classes and cognitive behavioural therapy.
The existing treatment regimen involves weekly injections of a substance called interferon combined with other drugs.
The drug is intended to treat pancreatic cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatment.
If trials for H.I.V. are successful, Dr. Fauci said, the drugs could be added to existing treatment regimens.
Mr. Evans said that Exubera might have a harder time winning insurance coverage, since it was merely a new form of an existing treatment.
Suppose Drug A, the existing treatment for a certain type of cancer, wipes out all but a billion cells in the typical patient's tumor.
This trial found that it can greatly extend life among a group of patients who have no existing treatment options, without worsening quality of life.
From there, the partners plan to move on to additional cities, by acquiring existing treatment centers and remaking them according to the Wonderland model.
The existing treatment — a combination of two drugs, alpha interferon and ribavirin — can cause debilitating side effects like flulike symptoms, anemia and depression.
The existing treatment is a combination of alpha interferon, which is injected, and ribavirin, an oral drug.
