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7andcounting · 07-13-2012, 05:11 PM

Amelia,

My onc said since this is already being given off label you don't have to give chemo with this, b/c you are not giving it the way it was approved.

I believe the way you said is the only way to actually get this approved: a letter to the ins. company asking for approval to get this off label. Us stage 4 women are in a bad fix b/c of the way this drug has been approved.

07-13-2012, 05:11 PM	#29
7andcounting Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 107	Re: Pertuzumab not avaliable to stage 4 contrary to what you have heard Amelia, My onc said since this is already being given off label you don't have to give chemo with this, b/c you are not giving it the way it was approved. I believe the way you said is the only way to actually get this approved: a letter to the ins. company asking for approval to get this off label. Us stage 4 women are in a bad fix b/c of the way this drug has been approved.