Exhibit 2.
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.