Comments on: DENDREON Scores a TOUCHDOWN with PROVENGE http://caretolive.com/2009-04-14/dendreon-scores-a-touchdown-with-provenge/ CareToLive | Help Men With Late Stage Prostate Cancer | Provenge Now! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:19:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ROBERT E. GOODNETTER http://caretolive.com/2009-04-14/dendreon-scores-a-touchdown-with-provenge/#comment-11621 ROBERT E. GOODNETTER Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:37:28 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2009-04-14/dendreon-scores-a-touchdown-with-provenge/#comment-11621 I AM CURRENTLY A POSTATE CANCER PATIENT, AND MY PSA SHOWS I HAVE ANDROGEN INDEPENDENT CANCER CELLS . i HAVE BEEN TAKING CHEMO AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR (TAXOTERE AND ELDIGARD HORMO TREATMENT SINCE 2003 EVERY SIX MONTHS. I READ THE FDA NEWS RELEASE 8/12/2009, '' FINAL RULES FOR EXPANDED ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS FOR TREAT- MENT USE AND CHARGING FOR INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS.'' COULD THIS GIVE CERTAIN PATIENTS ACCESS TO DRUGS SUCH AS PROVENGE AT AN EARLIER DATE, AND IF SO WHAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN WITH MY DOCTOR TO OBTAIN PROVENGE THERAPY. wE NEED THIS DRUG NOW. wHAT IS STATUS OF THE FDA APPROVAL OF PROVENGE. HOPEFULLY WAITING. I AM CURRENTLY A POSTATE CANCER PATIENT, AND MY PSA SHOWS I HAVE ANDROGEN

INDEPENDENT CANCER CELLS . i HAVE BEEN TAKING CHEMO AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR (TAXOTERE

AND ELDIGARD HORMO TREATMENT SINCE 2003 EVERY SIX MONTHS. I READ THE FDA NEWS RELEASE
8/12/2009, ” FINAL RULES FOR EXPANDED ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS FOR TREAT-
MENT USE AND CHARGING FOR INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS.” COULD THIS GIVE CERTAIN PATIENTS ACCESS TO DRUGS SUCH AS PROVENGE AT AN EARLIER DATE, AND IF SO WHAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN WITH MY DOCTOR TO OBTAIN PROVENGE THERAPY. wE NEED THIS DRUG NOW. wHAT IS STATUS OF THE FDA APPROVAL OF PROVENGE. HOPEFULLY WAITING.

]]> By: Jerry McCauley http://caretolive.com/2009-04-14/dendreon-scores-a-touchdown-with-provenge/#comment-7776 Jerry McCauley Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:19:02 +0000 http://caretolive.com/2009-04-14/dendreon-scores-a-touchdown-with-provenge/#comment-7776 I have Stage 4 prostate cancer. I have been on hormone therapy for three and a half years and I am starting to a rise in my PSA which indicates I am developing androgen independent cancer cells. I am very excited about this drug and if there is anything I can do to convince the FDA to approve this drug quickly let me know. As the article says a lot of us may not be around when it is finally approved. We need this drug now. I have Stage 4 prostate cancer. I have been on hormone therapy for three and a half years and I am starting to a rise in my PSA which indicates I am developing androgen independent cancer cells. I am very excited about this drug and if there is anything I can do to convince the FDA to approve this drug quickly let me know. As the article says a lot of us may not be around when it is finally approved. We need this drug now.

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