I guess my topic for debate is: assuming "they" are able to develop this into an effective therapy, do you think it will succumb to the same fate that most antibiotics have?
What fate have most antibiotics succumbed to?
From my POV they kick ass. I had an infection. I took an antibiotic. The infection went away.
And, more generally, do you think the pharmaceutical companies will ever get it in their heads that the game they're playing is futile?
Not so long as they're making money.