HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - Lucky streak didn't extend to me :-(

phil · 07-23-2012, 07:47 AM

Your cancer has progressed on a taxane, and tykerb ?Like Lorraines had. Now that T DM-1 approval is within " sight ", 6 months ?, I am encouraging "Late " Stage IV pts ( multiple re-occ's, progression on taxane/tyk. ), to give compassionate use a try.
Gen. will soon turn in final data from EMILIA , then its up to FDA in this country. Gen. seems more open to comp use requests as they have finished trial FDA forced on them.
I dont know if things could work similarly in Austr., w/ comp use ? Gen pays for drug, but ins has to pay for other expenses, labs, scans etc.

07-23-2012, 07:47 AM	#28
phil Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 393	Re: Lucky streak didn't extend to me :-( Your cancer has progressed on a taxane, and tykerb ?Like Lorraines had. Now that T DM-1 approval is within " sight ", 6 months ?, I am encouraging "Late " Stage IV pts ( multiple re-occ's, progression on taxane/tyk. ), to give compassionate use a try. Gen. will soon turn in final data from EMILIA , then its up to FDA in this country. Gen. seems more open to comp use requests as they have finished trial FDA forced on them. I dont know if things could work similarly in Austr., w/ comp use ? Gen pays for drug, but ins has to pay for other expenses, labs, scans etc.