Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by apsec112 » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage
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Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by dannykwells » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:10 PM UTC

Interesting but a bit confusing since most of these drugs are for other conditions, and are not seeking approval based on ability to slow/stop /reverse aging. Thus any approvals would require having a particular condition to get a prescription (or an unethical doctor), and this aren't immediately useful.

Would be nice to be able to select only those drugs seeking broad spectrum approval based on specific aging biomarkers.

Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by enraged_camel » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:19 PM UTC

dannykwells wrote: post #2

Interesting but a bit confusing since most of these drugs are for other conditions, and are not seeking approval based on ability to slow/stop /reverse aging. Thus any approvals would require having a particular condition to get a prescription (or an unethical doctor), and this aren't immediately useful. Would be nice to be able to select only those drugs seeking broad spectrum approval based on specific aging biomar…

I mean, this seems to be the biological parallel of everything related to AI: there are massive discrepancies between the general public's perception of and expectations from the technology (a general-purpose AI), vs. what the technology actually does (very specific applications of statistical modeling using lots of data).

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Post by 1996 » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:20 PM UTC

dannykwells wrote: post #2

Interesting but a bit confusing since most of these drugs are for other conditions, and are not seeking approval based on ability to slow/stop /reverse aging. Thus any approvals would require having a particular condition to get a prescription (or an unethical doctor), and this aren't immediately useful. Would be nice to be able to select only those drugs seeking broad spectrum approval based on specific aging biomar…

> any approvals would require having a particular condition to get a prescription (or an unethical doctor)

Wrong on both counts.

Let me introduce you to indian online pharmacies, where you can get mostly anything already. I get my eyedrops from less than the US deductible, delivered at my door. I have a prescription, but they didn't even check.

Even better: some molecules are on any restricted list, and thus legal to buy. IIRC, mk667 is very popular for weightlifters.

So I think everybody will be able to get their hands on these as soon as their efficiency is proved.

Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by jcadam » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:20 PM UTC

They need to hurry up with this, I'm not getting any younger and I haven't saved enough for retirement :O

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Post by bhouston » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:23 PM UTC

Looks interesting, but how could I ever afford to buy ~12 designer drugs which I figure likely cost at least $1-2/day if they are effective? Cost per year is $4K- $8K?

I'm guessing I'll wait 20 years until they are off patent?

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Post by chrisco255 » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

jcadam wrote: post #5

They need to hurry up with this, I'm not getting any younger and I haven't saved enough for retirement :O

Yeah but if they extend your life won't you need even more for retirement?

Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by mkagenius » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:33 PM UTC

bhouston wrote: post #6

Looks interesting, but how could I ever afford to buy ~12 designer drugs which I figure likely cost at least $1-2/day if they are effective? Cost per year is $4K- $8K? I'm guessing I'll wait 20 years until they are off patent?

Maybe take once a week, then you will need to wait only 20 * (365 - 52) / 365 years?

Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by jcadam » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:36 PM UTC

chrisco255 wrote: post #7

jcadam wrote: post #5

They need to hurry up with this, I'm not getting any younger and I haven't saved enough for retirement :O

Yeah but if they extend your life won't you need even more for retirement?

If I'm healthy enough to keep working, retirement isn't really necessary.

Also, given enough time, I ought to be able to amass a self-sustaining pile of wealth and then I can retire :)

Re: Progress of anti-aging therapies by clinical trial stage

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Post by chrisco255 » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:36 PM UTC

bhouston wrote: post #6

Looks interesting, but how could I ever afford to buy ~12 designer drugs which I figure likely cost at least $1-2/day if they are effective? Cost per year is $4K- $8K? I'm guessing I'll wait 20 years until they are off patent?

Not all of these are new drugs. NMN, for example, is a supplement that you can buy now. It's a bit expensive but the price is dropping as it becomes more popular.

Others mentioned include HGH, which has been around for decades. Only problem there is that it's a controlled substance so getting a prescription for anti-aging purposes may be difficult.