Luke O'Neill
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How quickly would it become available?
I mean, this was a phase three trial.
Now, if your number is up and you have this kind of cancer, there's an argument that says, okay, let's go with this.
Because, I mean, the alternative is do nothing and you die.
Yeah.
Get RAS and you live a good bit longer, perhaps.
Now, you're right, Pat.
Importantly, it's gone through the phase three.
That's the last phase of testing and lots of patients were given the drug and they see this doubling in survival.
That gives us huge confidence that it really works.
Now, there'll be pressure to get it approved as quickly as possible and made available.
And in America, Pat, in particular, this is an American discovery.
They fast track these things in cancer for the very reason you said, because this is lethal, isn't it?
So in a couple of months, they reckon it'll be available, this idea.
Yeah.
Now, there was a prominent American who was treated with this part of the trial and has done well.
Yeah, he was good, actually.
He was a congressman, Ben Sasse.
I'm not sure if he's a Democratic or Republican, but he was on the trial and he began reporting on it.
And he was given literally three months to live and he's still alive.