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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 22.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2005;24(Suppl 2):W5R67–W5R76. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.w5.r67

Exhibit 2.

Summary Results for Potential Innovations: Cancer and the Biology of Aging

Innovation Likelihood
of
occurrence
at 20 years*
Brief Summary of Impact
Telomerase inhibitors 100% Mortality: 50% will be cured; 50% will have a 25% prolongation of life.
Cancer vaccines 10–20% Melanoma/renal cell carcinoma could be cured. All other cancers could have a 25% boost in survival.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators 90% Breast cancer decrease of approximately 30%, decreased osteoporosis (increase bone density in spine of osteoporotic women by 2%).
Antiangiogenesis 70–100% Disease arrest for metastatic disease in 10–50% of solid tumors.
Diabetes prevention via drugs that enhance insulin sensitivity 65% 50% prevention in Type II diabetes over more than 10–15 years.
Compounds that extend life span 0–50% 10–20 years of extra life of an equivalency between 20–50 years of age.
Compounds that improve cognition 20% Decrease in traffic accidents and pedestrian accidents due to improved reflex ability, increased period of participation in the work force.

SOURCE: Adapted from D.P. Goldman et al., Health Status and Medical Treatment of the Future Elderly: Final Report, Pub. no. TR-169-CMS (Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 2004), Table 3.2.