Pick of the Week: Do academic GU med oncs have a clinical trial conflict of interest?

Topics Discussed

Finding a quarterback GU med onc in Pennsylvania; do academic GU med oncs have a trial conflict of interest?; no prednisone with chemo; what mutation drives your PCa; gynecomastia remedies; is too much succes from a 2nd line HT a bad thing?; Dr. Daniel Petrylak @ Yale; how do you follow up your RT/SBRT?; painful Lupron shots; generic abiraterone co-pay assistance

Chat Log  

scott (to Everyone): 3:31 PM: could you spell that again…the gumedical oncologist?

Len (to Everyone): 3:31 PM: genitourinary

Len (to Everyone): 3:31 PM: genito-urinary medical oncologist

Peter K : 3:38 PM: Allentown to MSK in Bedminster, NJ is only 1 hour drive.  Same distance and time to Philly.

Peter K : 3:52 PM: Roswell Park is not far from Rochester

scott (to Everyone): 3:54 PM: how do you spell and what is something lilke “sabozitaxil” she is referring to?  anyone?

Len (to Everyone): 3:55 PM: cabazitaxel

Len (to Everyone): 3:55 PM: It’s a form of chemotherapy very similar to docetaxel

scott (to Everyone): 3:55 PM: how do you spell it? thanks

Len (to Everyone): 3:59 PM: cabazitaxel

Len (to Everyone): 4:00 PM: trade name is Jevtana

scott (to Everyone): 4:03 PM: my big question tonight, if I get to ask, is what is best foundation or group for financial assistance with Zytiga copays?

Len (to Everyone): 4:10 PM: Scott, go here: https://www.janssencarepath.com/patient/zytiga/cost-support

scott (to Everyone): 4:15 PM: Janssen won’t help if you have Medicare

Jake (to Everyone): 4:16 PM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOX221U27DhVDCe3Ozz2rDg

Len (to Everyone): 4:18 PM: Jake, can you help Scott with Zytiga co-pay assistance?