It was my understanding that Health Canada manages the approval process for all of Canada, but the treatment funding is the responsibility of the respective provinces and territories. Is that correct?
Yes that’s the just of if , so this should be available in 3-4 months . I also wonder if this would be available on compassionate basis by the AbbieVie.
Something for Canadians to discss with their CLL specialist.
I believe that this is the latest and probably most effective treatment for CLL at the moment.
I guess the only question is 12 months long enough ?
Thank you Neil. This is excellent news. Unfortunately for me, I don’t qualify for the group of before untreated patients.
I am going to have discussion with my doctor about the possibility of adding Venetoclax after some time being on Acalabrutinib. Just the idea of being able to get longer time with no treatment is very appealing to me.
You must be getting there soon Neil. Good luck to you.
Good thing is there are possibilities for us. Since I already had Obinutuzumab as my first treatment, I have to discuss this with my doctor when the time comes if I would only have to take Venetoclax.
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