New FDA APPROVED DRUG

[Doug47]

Has anyone seen the new news report about a cancer drug that’s curing cancer?? If so do you know what it’s called???

[AlanMeyer]

Doug,

You may be thinking of larotrectinib. It is apparently useful for various cancers that happen to have a specific mutation in their DNA. Only a relatively small number of cancer patients have this mutation and I don't know if many or any prostate cancer patients do. The drug is not a cure. However it produces remissions in a majority of patients, with the extent and duration of the remission varying from patient to patient.

Here's an article about it published by Memorial Sloan-Kettering:

mskcc.org/blog/first-target....

Alan

[Doug47 in reply to AlanMeyer]

Thank you Alan

[Fairwind]

This drug is a little pricey..."Vitrakvi will have a wholesale acquisition cost of $32,800 a month for a 30-day supply of 100 milligram capsules. That's $393,600 annually...But fear not ! Bayer says they will refund your money if it doesn't work ! That's a step in the right direction..

[Doug47 in reply to Fairwind]

Thank you