BeSaw L
Tex Med. 1995 Dec;91(12):20-3.
When the New England Journal of Medicine published articles in late September showing that two gene therapy studies involving muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis patients had not produced positive results, the so-called "failure" was widely reported in the news media, sometimes in funeral tones. The reports created a distinct impression that researchers trying to find ways to use gene therapy techniques to treat a wide variety of diseases had made promises they could not keep.
9月下旬，当《新英格兰医学杂志》发表文章表明两项分别针对肌肉萎缩症患者和囊性纤维化患者的基因疗法研究未取得积极成果时，这一所谓的“失败”在新闻媒体上被广泛报道，有时报道的语气仿佛是在宣告“葬礼”。这些报道给人留下了一种鲜明的印象，即试图寻找利用基因疗法治疗多种疾病方法的研究人员做出了无法兑现的承诺。
