GLG News by Oncologists who Treat Leukemia (US)

"The investigator-assessed objective response rate (complete and partial response), including both confirmed and unconfirmed responses, was 38% in the PF-3512676 plus chemotherapy arm and 19% in the chemotherapy-alone arm (P = .043)." In other words. IT MAY WORK!

10% increase in medical spending when the overall cost of living is 1/2 of medical costs and we are happy??

Pfizer’s Sutent, Wyeth’s Torisel, Bayer’s Nexavar and Avastin, sold by Roche and Genentech have been deemed too expensive to be paid for by UK agencies

Salmonella targeting cancer cells? In humans???

Since treatment may be worse than the disease it is being recommended that routine prostate cancer screening be stopped after the age of 75.

Amgens Aranesp sales fell 26% and J & J's Procrit sales fell 23%."Yaron Werber, a biotechnology analyst at Citi Investment Research, estimated that the new label could reduce the use of Aranesp for cancer patients in this country — the drug is also used by people with kidney disease — by an additional...

Lung cancer screening does not appear to prevent death at least in this study.

Avastin ( Roche/Genentech) extended time to progression when combined with Docotaxel ( Sanofi-Aventis) in patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to Docotaxel alone, but did not prolong survival. Unlike approval by the FDA,the EMEA is more cost conscious and may be reluctant to...

"The filing is supported by data from the phase III Avado trial, which investigated Avastin in combination with docetaxel compared wwith docetaxel alone in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer, Roche said in a statement."

Doctors can not remain in the middle between pharmaceutical companies and insurance and health plans. Reimbursement for oreal and IV drugs should be comparable , in order to avoid over-prescription of IV drugs , even if they are not as efficacious or more toxic. The patient's helath plan ( the government...