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Between bench and bedside : science, healing, and interleukin-2 in a cancer ward / Ilana Löwy.

Title
Between bench and bedside : science, healing, and interleukin-2 in a cancer ward / Ilana Löwy.
Author
Löwy, Ilana, 1948-
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.

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Description
370 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Alternative Title
Science, healing, and interleukin-2 in a cancer ward
Subject
  • Cancer > Immunotherapy
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Clinical trials > Philosophy
  • Interleukin-2 > Therapeutic use
  • Interleukin-2 > therapeutic use
  • Neoplasms > therapy
  • Oncologists > Attitudes
Genre/Form
Personal Narrative.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-361) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Observing a Clinical Experiment in Context -- 1. The Culture of Clinical Experimentation in Oncology -- 2. Cancer Immunotherapy, 1894-1979 -- 3. Cancer Immunotherapy and Mass Production of Biological Agents, 1980-1990 -- 4. The IL-2 Trial at the Cancer Foundation: A Personal View -- 5. Making the IL-2 Trial Work: Professional Cultures, Jurisdictions, and Practices -- 6. A Science-Laden Pathology between Bench and Bedside.
ISBN
0674068092 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96025407
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries