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There are publications (2002, 2003) publications that reported similar results: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11912125 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

• josephpmay 12y ago
  Unfortunately, a lot of negative research results aren't published, so it may be the case that follow-up studies were unsuccessful.
• 6stringmerc 12y ago
  Here's the quote from the abstract that I found revealing: Finally, recent clinical trials with doxycycline and azithromycin (intended to target cancer-associated infections, but not cancer cells) have already shown positive therapeutic effects in cancer patients, although their ability to eradicate cancer stem cells was not yet appreciated. So, the way I read it, "It's a good idea, but we haven't gotten it to work yet, even after some testing, but it's a good idea." I've been around a few research science labs and understand the pressures on them. Getting published is good...but not sure of the provenance of this outlet.