This would have been a great idea, 20 years ago

The FDA is streamlining some procedures to quicken the arrival of experimental breast cancer drugs. One doctor we interviewed today said there is a lifetime of drugs that need to be tested because of the current system. Twenty hosptitals across the country will start the new trial system this summer. Researchers will start with five drugs and ultimately test twelve. They'll use genetic markers to match a persons makup to the drug that will most likely help. A doctor told me that a woman with stage 4 breast cancer took an oral test drug and is now cancer free.

How many people would that drug have helped if the FDA had streamlined the procedure earlier? Like I said, this is a great idea, but it would have been even better 20 years ago. By the way, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is one of the 20 hospitals taking part in the trial.