Comments on: 3 “Leaked” Letters & So Much More http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/ CareToLive | Help Men With Late Stage Prostate Cancer | Provenge Now! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: who s a michigan state citizens http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-1050 who s a michigan state citizens Thu, 22 May 2008 04:17:17 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-1050 [...] them what I think about the approval of Provenge. Yeah, that's the ticket. I am an upstandingcitizhttp://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/Citizen SurvivalKitFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLCitizens Guide to state Government. [...] […] them what I think about the approval of Provenge. Yeah, that’s the ticket. I am an upstandingcitizhttp://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/Citizen SurvivalKitFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLCitizens Guide to state Government. […]

]]> By: Victoria http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-69 Victoria Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:42:43 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-69 It is unfortunate that these men do not have a heart. Not only are they letting men with prostate cancer die, but they are showing them and the world that money is more important than human life. As a Child Life Specialist I work every day to help children and teenagers cope with their diagnosis of Cancer. A devestating disease! A disease that takes the childhood away from many of these children. A disease that impacts the whole family financially and mentally. A disease that makes our children wonder why people do not want to be their friends because they look different than they did before. A disease that makes children know so much more than they should at their age becasue they know everything from a Mediport, Bone Marrow Transplant and Chemotherapy to hair loss and the names and side effects of all of their chemotherapies! A disease that has killed so many children and teenagers that deserve to live a "normal" life but Cancer took their childhood away. I will continue to fight for my patients: my patients that have survived, continue to battle this horrific disease and for those who have lost their lives due to Cancer. They are my inspiration. Everyone please continue fighting for this drug and the strong possibility that other drugs like this can cure not only men with Prostate Cancer but many others in the near future, including Leukemia, Lymphoma, etc. I believe in a community that educates and advocates for our friends, family members and children so thank you to all of of you who continue to fight and know you are not alone. It is unfortunate that these men do not have a heart. Not only are they letting men with prostate cancer die, but they are showing them and the world that money is more important than human life.
As a Child Life Specialist I work every day to help children and teenagers cope with their diagnosis of Cancer. A devestating disease! A disease that takes the childhood away from many of these children. A disease that impacts the whole family financially and mentally. A disease that makes our children wonder why people do not want to be their friends because they look different than they did before. A disease that makes children know so much more than they should at their age becasue they know everything from a Mediport, Bone Marrow Transplant and Chemotherapy to hair loss and the names and side effects of all of their chemotherapies! A disease that has killed so many children and teenagers that deserve to live a “normal” life but Cancer took their childhood away.
I will continue to fight for my patients: my patients that have survived, continue to battle this horrific disease and for those who have lost their lives due to Cancer. They are my inspiration.
Everyone please continue fighting for this drug and the strong possibility that other drugs like this can cure not only men with Prostate Cancer but many others in the near future, including Leukemia, Lymphoma, etc.
I believe in a community that educates and advocates for our friends, family members and children so thank you to all of of you who continue to fight and know you are not alone.

]]> By: Cortney Flynn http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-16 Cortney Flynn Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:14 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-16 Money, Greed, and Power are more important to Scher, Pazdur, and Andy von than men suffering from late PC! How do these BA$TARD$ sleep at night? Money, Greed, and Power are more important to Scher, Pazdur, and Andy von than men suffering from late PC! How do these BA$TARD$ sleep at night?

]]> By: Cortney Flynn http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-14 Cortney Flynn Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:56:15 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-14 Could Pazdur be in the hip pockets of the BIG CHEMO CARTEL? It has been mentioned that he was behind the delay in approving Imclone's Erbitux a none Chemo agent. Has he blocked others as well??? Makes you wonder. Could Pazdur be in the hip pockets of the BIG CHEMO CARTEL? It has been mentioned that he was behind the delay in approving Imclone’s Erbitux a none Chemo agent. Has he blocked others as well??? Makes you wonder.

]]> By: Rory Kearney http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-8 Rory Kearney Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:26:51 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-8 Whoever wrote Scher's letter got the date of the AC wrong. They wrote the 30th of March. It was corrected to the 29th in the "leaked" letters that were published in Paul and Kirsten Goldberg's The Cancer Letter. He also sent an email to Jesse Goodman saying that "I noticed an error in the letter on page 4 of my letter with regard to the change in the question which I will correct in the hard copy that is being forwarded". In the letter he allegedly wrote he said the question was changed to "do the data show significant benefits". Somebody must have dreamed that question up. Whoever wrote Scher’s letter got the date of the AC wrong. They wrote the 30th of March. It was corrected to the 29th in the “leaked” letters that were published in Paul and Kirsten Goldberg’s The Cancer Letter.

He also sent an email to Jesse Goodman saying that “I noticed an error in the letter on page 4 of my letter with regard to the change in the question which I will correct in the hard copy that is being forwarded”.

In the letter he allegedly wrote he said the question was changed to “do the data show significant benefits”. Somebody must have dreamed that question up.

]]> By: Quid pro Quo http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-7 Quid pro Quo Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:19:17 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2007-11-09/3-leaked-letters-so-much-more-freedom-of-information-act/#comment-7 Wow, these letters scream coercion and collusion! Its obvious that Scher's "sleepless night" had much to do with Novacea and his wallet. He put personal gains before dying patients without remorse and with a sickening arrogance. No one with one iota of moral fiber would have sat on that panel with his multitude of blatant COIs. And with Pazdur, Maha, and others he found a coterie of power that thought they were beyond reproach. This is an utter disgrace to the American people. I'd like to juxtapose Scher and Fleming's sleepless night with the sleepless nights of dying men and their families. Saftey was a NON-ISSUE with a professional panel. As far as efficacy, barring Maha and Scher it was a landslide vote in favor of. It is clear that political in-fighting, greed, and arrogance abhorrently delayed Provenge, and as such it is also an attempt to derail the entire pipeline of a novel, exciting technology in Immunotherapy. FDA needs to clean house, the corruption taints the ivory tower with the pain and suffering of those who the FDA is supposed to help. The argument that the FDA gets heat from approving potentially dangerous drygs too fast is without merit in the case of Provenge. Oh, well I guess the FDA wants to protect dying men from possible nausea, all the while filling their wallets and egos. Despicable! Wow, these letters scream coercion and collusion! Its obvious that Scher’s “sleepless night” had much to do with Novacea and his wallet. He put personal gains before dying patients without remorse and with a sickening arrogance. No one with one iota of moral fiber would have sat on that panel with his multitude of blatant COIs. And with Pazdur, Maha, and others he found a coterie of power that thought they were beyond reproach. This is an utter disgrace to the American people.

I’d like to juxtapose Scher and Fleming’s sleepless night with the sleepless nights of dying men and their families. Saftey was a NON-ISSUE with a professional panel. As far as efficacy, barring Maha and Scher it was a landslide vote in favor of. It is clear that political in-fighting, greed, and arrogance abhorrently delayed Provenge, and as such it is also an attempt to derail the entire pipeline of a novel, exciting technology in Immunotherapy.

FDA needs to clean house, the corruption taints the ivory tower with the pain and suffering of those who the FDA is supposed to help. The argument that the FDA gets heat from approving potentially dangerous drygs too fast is without merit in the case of Provenge. Oh, well I guess the FDA wants to protect dying men from possible nausea, all the while filling their wallets and egos.

Despicable!

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