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Date reviewed: 10/27/1999 Immuno-augmentative TherapyImmuno-augmentative therapy (IAT) consists of daily injections of processed human blood products that are designed to stimulate the patient's immune system to attack cancer cells. IAT was developed by Dr. Lawrence Burton, Ph.D. In the mid-1970s, Dr. Burton established the Immunological Researching Foundation in Great Neck, New York, and filed an investigational new drug application for IAT with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, because Dr. Burton did not provide the experimental evidence for IAT that the FDA requested, the application was not approved. In 1977, Dr. Burton relocated to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, established The Immunology Researching Centre, and began using IAT to treat persons with cancer. In the mid-1980s, the safety of all products derived from human blood, including IAT, came under questioning as the scientific community learned about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (http://cancer.gov to reach NCI's Web site.
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