LAETRILE - A STUDY OF ITS PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES

  • 1 January 1965
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 92  (20) , 1057-+
Abstract
A study was made of the composition and biochemical behavior of the drug, Laetrile, distributed for clinical trial in the United States and Canada. It was established that the Canadian and the American product are different pharmaceutical formulations, displaying different physicochemical and biochemical properties. The investigation demonstrated, furthermore, that neither preparation can be considered as a palliative in cancer therapy on the basis of the biological rationale advanced by their manufacturers.