Results of Monday's scan are in. Ol' girl Avastin is doing her job. The last sentence on the report is the coolest- "minimal disease present at this time."
OurFavoriteDrug has been in the news lately because she has been determined ineffective for the treatment of breast cancer, or, I suppose her stats in breast cancer don't justify her costs...and I don't know which political party it places me in when I think about the one woman for whom Avastin is working and the struggle she must face.
What if the FDA felt the same about Avastin in RCC? I simply don't care if it's working for everyone else, or if it costs the insurance company more than one life is worth, or if Genentech/Roche has to up their cost to pay their research nerd. It's working for us. So don't mess with it. Leave Avastin alone. There, politico over.
Dad will resume The Juice on February 14th. He's gonna have a little chemo-pole withdrawal, but I'm sure he'll find other things to do.
Goooooooooo Avastin! Be aggressive. Be. Be. Aggressive.
E
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2 comments:
I'm with you, Erin, on the Avastin issue. It makes me nervous that they may start putting costs above care. I promoted your blog post on my own blog (kidneycancerchronicles.com).
P.S.: It's been a while since we last emailed. I'm glad to see your father is doing so well. I now have the "spooky eyebrows" thanks to Sutent.
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