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phil · 06-03-2012, 04:54 AM

Today the National Media News is full of news about a " New " drug, with promising results from" Early Testing", T DM-1. Its not new, and 5 years is not early. You Survivors know that Pres. Obamas " New " FDA rejected early approval for this breakthrough drug 2 yrs ago. You lucky recipients of T DM-1 need to call, write your media contacts, politicians ( support HR 4132 , the FAST ACT ), ltrs to editor. Speask up w/ your advcoacy grps.
This miracle her2 drug is only available to a very , very small proportion of the women, men who need it. And This FDA will take months to approve it. Should those who blocked it be in charge of approving it ?? Lets pressure both FDA and Genentech to expand access, compassionate use especially for Survivors who have " exhausted all options ". Thats one of the reasons This post-2008 FDA gave for rejecting the drug in 2010. Even then thousands of Survivors had exhuasted all options. This FDA NEVER INTERVIEWED or asked a single Survivor ! Speak Up !! If a Drug Co. thinks their product is good enough to apply for acc. approval, they should grant compassionate use, do all they can to expand access.

06-03-2012, 04:54 AM	#1
phil Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 393	Herceptin T DM-1 Responders Speak Up !! Today the National Media News is full of news about a " New " drug, with promising results from" Early Testing", T DM-1. Its not new, and 5 years is not early. You Survivors know that Pres. Obamas " New " FDA rejected early approval for this breakthrough drug 2 yrs ago. You lucky recipients of T DM-1 need to call, write your media contacts, politicians ( support HR 4132 , the FAST ACT ), ltrs to editor. Speask up w/ your advcoacy grps. This miracle her2 drug is only available to a very , very small proportion of the women, men who need it. And This FDA will take months to approve it. Should those who blocked it be in charge of approving it ?? Lets pressure both FDA and Genentech to expand access, compassionate use especially for Survivors who have " exhausted all options ". Thats one of the reasons This post-2008 FDA gave for rejecting the drug in 2010. Even then thousands of Survivors had exhuasted all options. This FDA NEVER INTERVIEWED or asked a single Survivor ! Speak Up !! If a Drug Co. thinks their product is good enough to apply for acc. approval, they should grant compassionate use, do all they can to expand access.