Patient Number Five- Documentary Trailer 1

Patient Number Five, the documentary, follows a group of patients diagnosed with Proteus Syndrome ( The Elephant Man disease), as they go through the first rounds of clinical trials of a new drug. ARQ092. Doctors believe that if the drug proves that it can stop the overgrowth and mutation associated Proteus Syndrome, it can also stop the growth of cancerous tumor cells. Because both genetic mutations are linked to the AKT1 gene, this could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of both conditions.
The cause of Proteus Syndrome was found in the genetic sequence of Patient Number Five's DNA. Patient Number Five (Alex Hoag), died due to complications of Proteus Syndrome. Kim Hoag, the founder of the Proteus Syndrome Foundation and Alex’s mother, as well as a team of doctors at the National Institutes of Health, make sure he did not die in vain.
This documentary reveals the graphic reality of living with Proteus Syndrome as well as the National Institutes of Health fight for a cure. With looming budget cuts that could endanger the progress being made, one mother continues to defend the crucial research The National Institutes of Health have been working on for over twenty years.