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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #4270 Short Drugs

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

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Many drugs find a new life when doctors notice that a medication designed for one purpose seems to do something else unexpected. This week saw two studies in which an existing drug showed promise for a different disease. In a study published in the journal Cancer Research, a hormone important in the control of blood pressure was found to shrink lung cancer tumors in mice. Trials on people will begin soon. Researchers got the idea to test the drug against cancer when they saw that a population of blood pressure patients on so-called ACE inhibitors - which increase the levels of the hormone studied - had lower than expected rates of lung cancer. Meanwhile, a report in the journal Chest finds that a particular drug seems to improve a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, marked by scarring in the lungs. A small study of patients on the drug found that they had a measurable increase in their lung function and could walk further. The drug in question is in fact the blood vessel dilator Viagra. Which has also been known to make walking more difficult.

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Researchers have been able to design a new drug, which will fight against cancer among blood pressure patients. These ACE inhibitors increase the levels of the hormone studied and gave lower than expected rates of lung cancer. Trials on people will begin soon. Researchers got the idea to test a blood cancer drug against lung cancer when they saw that a population of blood cancer patients were on ACE inhibitors and had increased levels of the hormone studied. They are expected to have lower rates of lung cancer now. Researchers undertook two studies in which an existing drug showed promise for a different disease. They published the results of their new finding that a hormone important in the control of blood pressure was found to shrink lung cancer tumors in mice. Sometimes medication designed for one ailment might help at other unexpected places. When researchers found blood pressure related groups with lower than expected rates of lung related issues like cancer, they tested its potency against cancer, and succeeded.

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Option 4: "Sometimes medication designed for one ailment might help at other unexpected places. When researchers found blood pressure related groups with lower than expected rates of lung related issues like cancer, they tested its potency against cancer, and succeeded."

Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the text, highlighting the unexpected repurposing of medications and the connection between blood pressure patients and lower lung cancer rates. It captures the essence of the studies and the success in testing existing drugs for new purposes.

Option 1: "Researchers have been able to design a new drug, which will fight against cancer among blood pressure patients. These ACE inhibitors increase the levels of the hormone studied and gave lower than expected rates of lung cancer. Trials on people will begin soon."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states that researchers designed a new drug, whereas the text discusses existing drugs being repurposed. It also misrepresents the relationship between ACE inhibitors and lung cancer rates, suggesting a direct design of a new drug rather than testing existing medications.

Option 2: "Researchers got the idea to test a blood cancer drug against lung cancer when they saw that a population of blood cancer patients were on ACE inhibitors and had increased levels of the hormone studied. They are expected to have lower rates of lung cancer now."

Explanation: This option inaccurately describes the drug as a 'blood cancer drug' and suggests that blood cancer patients were the focus, while the text refers to blood pressure patients. It also misinterprets the findings regarding hormone levels and lung cancer rates.

Option 3: "Researchers undertook two studies in which an existing drug showed promise for a different disease. They published the results of their new finding that a hormone important in the control of blood pressure was found to shrink lung cancer tumors in mice."

Explanation: While this option captures part of the text, it fails to convey the broader context of unexpected drug repurposing and the significance of the findings regarding ACE inhibitors and lung cancer rates. It also lacks the emphasis on the unexpected nature of the findings.

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