The authors recount the factual and personal tragedy as well as the subsequent revival of thalidomide, and demonstrate the impact thalidomide has had not only on the process of drug development ...

Upon its 'reinvention', thalidomide was quickly applied to 'microenvironment-dependent' diseases such as multiple myeloma, yet its role in the solid tumor spectrum has not been validated.

A 2019 Greens-led parliamentary inquiry into the thalidomide tragedy found that, if the government had acted urgently when the drug was first linked to birth defects, 20 per cent of survivors may ...

On Nov 29, 2023, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a formal apology to citizens affected by the “Thalidomide tragedy”. For many, the scandal that shocked the world in the ...