num_pages: 214
description: For over 35 years Professor Donald Metcalf has been "in dogged pursuit of the blood cell regulators." And now, with his masterful style, he treats us to the unvarnished "behind the scenes" story as he and his research team discovered, characterized, purified and then brought these hopeful new blood cell regulators to clinical trials. This history of the "colony stimulating factors" is Don's autobiography. It is also the story of a research team's 35-year saga of "attempting to establish order out of chaos and the vagaries of fate that attend such an enterprise." Don Metcalf has been gifted with that special blend of enthusiasm for exciting ideas and the perseverance to convert them into life-lengthening hope for patients with catastrophic diseases such as cancer. His book, "Summon up the Blood," makes gripping reading for the countless professionals and patients who have been his beneficiaries. It records medical history that is still in the making -- much of that history owes a great debt of gratitude to Don Metcalf.
language: English
title: Summon up the Blood: In dogged pursuit of the blood cell regulators
titlecomplete: Summon up the Blood: In dogged pursuit of the blood cell regulators
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Alphamed Pr