Prostate cancer treatment and FDA corruption story

provenge · New User Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 4

"On October 28, 2004, the Dendreon Corporation from Seattle, Washington announced the results that showed an immunotherapy had extended the lives of men with late stage prostate cancer.

The standard of care for late stage prostate cancer is chemotherapy. While chemotherapy has helped some men, it is so toxic and has such severe side effects, that most men with late stage prostate cancer refuse to take it. Chemotherapy kills off healthy cells and cancerous cells indiscriminately. Provenge, an immunotherapy, rebuilds the immune system retraining the healthy cells to attack and destroy the invading cancer cells like they did when you were younger.

On June 29, 2006, Dendreon announced that it had published a pivotal Phase III study highlighting survival benefit and safety profiles of its prostate cancer treatment called Provenge.

On November 24, 2006, Dendreon completed submission of its Biologics License Application to the FDA.

On March 29, 2007, the FDA assembled an Advisory Committee to advise them on whether to approve Provenge. The panel voted Provenge was safe by an overwhelming vote of 17 to 0. They voted Provenge showed substantial evidence that it works by a vote of 13 to 4.

On April 13, 2007, a letter was “leaked” onto the internet via a non-peer medical publication called The Cancer Letter from one of the doctors who voted against Provenge’s efficacy. This prominent New York City doctor, Dr. Howard Scher, who had serious conflicts of interests, vehemently protested the approval of Provenge.

On April 26, 2007, another letter was “leaked” via The Cancer Letter from another conflicted doctor, Dr. Maha Hussain, who also voted against Provenge’s efficacy.

A third letter was “leaked” via The Cancer Letter on May 4, 2007, this time from a non-panel member, denouncing the approval of Provenge.

Finally, on May 8, 2007, the FDA delayed the approval of Provenge by asking for more data. It left 30,000 men without hope."

I'm just trying to spread the word here.

brainman

Provenge, it sounds like you work for Dendreon Corporation. At the very least, it sounds like you have an ax to grind with the FDA.

I for one, think the FDA is doing a fantastic job in protecting the public from scams and snake oil salespeople. It sounds like the FDA is doing the right thing in requesting more data before giving their final approval.

You have "leaked" via this forum the names of two doctors who I am sure think they are acting in the best interest of cancer patients.
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provenge · New User Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 4

Nope, don't work for them. Wrong guess.
You think terminal patients don't have the right (a chance to survive you can say)for something that was approved by FDA's own advisory board.
Efficacy 13-4
Safety 17-0 votes in favor of provenge!!!

brainman

I believe that the fact that you use the product's name as your username speaks loudly about your motivation to join this forum. If I had know this fact before you posted, I would have deleted you membership because it would be a violation of our policies.

Do you even have cancer? How has cancer directly affected you? Tell us your cancer story.
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Jim
Site Administrator and long-term cancer survivor
1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
2005 Recurrence this time said to be an Oligodendoglioma grade 3, same location.
My Story Part 1: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
My Story Part 2: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=8029
Blog http://jimhawkinsport.blogspot.com/

provenge · New User Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 4

I don't, but my best friend has prostate cancer and I know that the chances are really high for me to get that too(for any man). So I'm just trying to get people to do something about the FDA corruption and availability of drugs for terminal patients.

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