What is it about the drug that makes it carcinogenic

excerpt sunday times
Elephant Man drug victims told to expect early death
David Leppard



VICTIMS of the disastrous “Elephant Man” drugs trial have been told
they face contracting cancer and other fatal diseases as a result of
being poisoned in the bungled tests.
One of the six victims was told last week he is already showing
“definite early signs” of lymphatic cancer.



He and three others have also been warned that they are “highly
likely” to develop incurable auto-immune diseases.

The men were paid £2,000 each to volunteer as human “guinea pigs” in
the trial at Northwick Park hospital, northwest London, last March.
They suffered heart, liver and kidney failure and were left seriously
ill after being given TGN1412. The drug was made by TeGenero, a German
firm.

The men had been told by doctors they would not suffer any
life-threatening illnesses.

Nav Modi, 24, whose bloated face and swollen chest led to the nickname
“Elephant Man”, said he did not know how long he would live.