Provectus Pharmaceuticals CFO Peter Culpepper Interviewed by The Life Sciences Report
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 2013) - Despite all of the advances in diagnosis and treatment, the family of diseases that falls under the umbrella of "cancer" still represents a significant unmet medical need. Consequently, research continues in the discovery and development of therapeutic agents with novel mechanisms of action, wider therapeutic indexes and lower overall toxicities. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Peter Culpepper, CFO and COO of Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB: PVCT), describes his company's innovative rose bengal formulation and its use as a cancer therapeutic.
The Life Sciences Report: Rose bengal is commonly known as a dye. Can you tell me about the history of this compound as a therapeutic agent?
Peter Culpepper: Rose bengal is a very unusual compound. It was originally used as a textile dye in the late 1800s, and later found a wide variety of diagnostic applications. There are more than 3,500 peer-reviewed publications describing the use of rose bengal in staining diseased tissue or identifying tissue irregularities.
Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. has determined how to use rose bengal therapeutically -- the first to do so. In the late nineties, and after more than a hundred years of diagnostic use, we identified rose bengal's therapeutic potential for treating cancers and serious skin diseases by taking advantage of its photosensitivity characteristics....
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