WHERE:
The National Press Club - First Amendment Lounge
529 14th Street NW, Washington D.C.
and via telephone access
Call-in number: 800/550.7798 (U.S. & Canada) 213/233.3044 (International)
Conference ID: 3154713
Attendees accessing the discussion via phone will be able to e-mail questions during the Q&A period: dzenka@pcf.org.

WHEN: Thursday, April 23
11:00 am - Registration
11:15 am - Program begins and phone line opens
12:30 pm - Program concludes

He overruled the FDA Commissioner and an 18 member panel of experts. How can this happen??? This man and his coharts should be demoted and turned out to pasture. We don’t need self serving government employee’s who apparently are taking their advice from foreign lobby interests on behalf of the French Sanifi Adventis. You should be making decisions in the best interests of the American public. Hopefully, a congressional investigation of the FDA will follow if they refuse to approve this drug immediately. On second thought we need an investigation regardless - find out and take action on the process that occurred in 2007. I’m for punishment!!!

He overruled the FDA Commissioner and an 18 member panel of experts. How can this happen??? This man and his coharts should be demoted and turned out to pasture. We don’t need self serving government employee’s who apparently are taking their advice from foreign lobby interests on behalf of the French Sanifi Adventis. You should be making decisions in the best interests of the American public. Hopefully, a congressional investigation of the FDA will follow if they refuse to approve this drug immediately. On second thought we need an investigation regardless - find out and take action on the process that occurred in 2007. I’m for punishment!!!

i WONDER WHOSE HEALTH WAS BEING PROTECTED WHEN PROVENGE WAS REJECTED MR COMMISSIONER ? THERE WAS MORE PROMOTION OF CHEMO-EMPIRES AND SELF INTEREST BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO FDA.

APPROVE PROVENGE.

Most people know about the CONFLICTS OF INTEREST by Drs. Scher and Hussain, but it goes beyond them.

SA (Sanofi Aventis) a french owned company which makes TAXOTERE-the chemo drug currently used for most cancers has made billions and stands to loose billions if Dendreon is approved by the FDA. SA has not only paid three doctors, but also lobbied heavily to ensure Provenge is not approved.

Doubt me, follow up on past FDA and congressional leaders who’ve accepted money from SA, you’ll be disappointed and overwhelmed with disgust.

Provenge through its clinical development plan has shown it is safe (Adv Board 17-0), effective (13 - 4) has met the above requirements. Most recently, released news suggests (data to be shown on the 28th) that the product performs better than the standard of care. (if Dr Gold lied lock him away forever and put him in a jail with “bubba”).

While the FDA is charged with the protection of the american public based on the medicines distributed, the FDA has changed its role and is being taken its function to a different dimension by self interest and big-pharma. THrough interventions of self-righteous experts who are interested in promoting their individual careers and interest.

DO THE RIGHT THING. HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT ?

(ps who know who you are, can you go to the mirror and look yourself in the eye and think of the moments that you have robbed individuals of being with their loved ones before they passed and not bow your head in same ? ) You know who you are,… can you sleep at night….