Excerpt from Review of Intramural Research 1962Specific highlights in the last year are an in crease in the remission rate in choriocarcinoma to 7 the introduction Oi' methylglyoxal-bis guanylhydrazone (the first drug to be active in a large percentage of patients with acute myel ogenous leukemia) and the introduction. Of vincristine (a new agent that is active in the treatment Of acute lymphatic leukemia). These are the only new agents to be introduced into the therapy of acute leukemia in the last ten years. A very active urological service has been de veloped which provides urological consultation within the National Cancer Institute and through out the other institutes. In addition, a stimulating and productive urology research program has been initiated. A monkey colony has been established, under contract, for pharmacological and carcino genesis studies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.