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Need Help with Gleevec copay

Started by jmoorhou , Dec 14 2015 05:34 PM

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#1 jmoorhou

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Posted 14 December 2015 - 05:34 PM

Hi, I just found out my copay help from Kaiser is not available. The LLS society doesn't have more funds either.

Does anyone have any contacts for this?

Diagnosed 3/2014 WBC 28 Non detectable within 3 monthsGleevec 400 mg 5/2014 one hour after dinner really improves nausea300 mg 12/15/2016200 mg and 300 mg Gleevec 2/25/2017 (after 3 years on Gleevec) For last four months taking 300 mg per day. Last CMC showed liver enzymes elevated, went to a good Naturopath and he recommended 4 Tumeric, 10,000 mg Vitamen D, and 3 milk thistle (silymarin) daily. Also use One<p>Day Detox Dandeloin tea, and Nettle Tea and a slice of ginger every day...in two months liver tests were below normal.Janis

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#2 hannibellemo

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Posted 14 December 2015 - 09:31 PM

I would contact Novartis. I heard they have money available although I am pretty sure it's to keep people from jumping ship for the generic G that will soon be available. It might be the best bet for right now.

Good luck!

Pat

"You can't change the direction of the wind but you can adjust your sails."

DX 12/08; Gleevec 400mg; liver toxicity; Sprycel 100mg.; CCyR 4/10; MMR 8/10; Pleural Effusion 2/12; Sprycel 50mg. Maintaining MMR; 2/15 PCRU; 8/16 drifting in and out of undetected like a wave meeting the shore. Retired 12/23/2016! 18 months of PCRU, most recent at Mayo on 7/25/17 was negative at their new sensitivity reporting of 0.003.<p>

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#3 rcase13

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Posted 14 December 2015 - 10:34 PM

I agree contact Novartis. I have been on a copay assistance card since I got diagnosed 15 months ago. Hopefully it gets renewed again this year.

10/01/2014 100% Diagnosis (WBC 278k, Blasts 6%, Spleen extended 20cm)

01/02/2015 0.06% Tasigna 600mg

04/08/2015 0.01% Tasigna 600mg

07/01/2015 0.01% Tasigna 600mg

10/05/2015 0.02% Tasigna 600mg

01/04/2016 0.01% Tasigna 600mg

04/04/2016 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

07/18/2016 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

10/12/2016 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

01/09/2017 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

04/12/2017 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

10/16/2017 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

01/15/2018 PCRU Tasigna 600mg

Cancer Sucks!

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#4 Frogiegirl

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Posted 15 December 2015 - 08:04 PM

Rcase just spoke with Novartis CML circle and they are as of now extending the patient assistance program for Tasigna through June 30th 2016....I thought it was weird that it wasn't the whole year. he said call in june to see if its been extended. but I only really need a few months of this card to reach my Out OF Pocket max....anyhoo. dang....... Pcru again yesterday and now an extension on the patient assistance card....I'm on cloud NINE!

Diagnosed Oct 2013 Started 600mg of Tasigna on Nov 4th. Lowered dose a few months later to 300mg due to side affects stayed here declining PCR until March 2015 small jump from 0.0072 to 0.0083 scarred my doc into full dose of Tasigna again 600mg(been miserable since) but reached PCRU 06/15/2015(next test) and have been there ever since. Hoping to have another little one. I have the support of my doc to go off anytime, just scared to jump. might go two years PCRU but he said it wont make much of a difference. I just figured I could possibly go into a trial while preggers if I got the two years behind me.

Nov 8th 2017 went off Tasigna

Dec 1st PCRU off TKI

Jan 5th PCR Detected .0625

Feb 1st PCR Detected .7815

Added 8-6 grams Curcumin daily in Feb

March 3rd PCR Detected 3.2646 YIKES!

stopped trying for baby after February reading. will start new TKI march 16th 2017 (Sprycel)

FYI I'm not done trying for my last little one.

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#5 kat73

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Posted 16 December 2015 - 10:37 AM

So happy about the PCRU, frogiegirl! Two more to go, right?

Dx July 2009 on routine physical. WBC 94. Started Gleevec 400 mg Sept 2009. MMR at 2yrs. Side effects (malaise, depression/anxiety, fatigue, nausea, periorbital edema) never improved. Kidney issues developed because of Gleevec. Switched to Sprycel 70 mg in Aug 2011. Above side effects disappeared or improved. Have been MR3.5 - 4.5 ever since. Two untreated pleural effusions followed by one treated by stopping Sprycel Jan 2017. After 9 weeks, PCR showed loss of MMR; re-started Sprycel at 50 mg and in 3 months was back to <0.01% IS. Pleural effusion returned within a couple of months, same as before (moderate, left side only). Stopped Sprycel 50 mg for 12 weeks; pleural effusion resolved. At about a monthoff the drug, PCR was 0.03; at 11 weeks it was 2.06 - lost CCyR? Have returned to 50 mg Sprycel for 3 weeks, intending to reduce to 20 mg going forward.

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#6 Frogiegirl

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Posted 16 December 2015 - 05:56 PM

Thanks kat73 Yep two more to go. ..6 months! Hope I make it!

she is waiting. ..............

Diagnosed Oct 2013 Started 600mg of Tasigna on Nov 4th. Lowered dose a few months later to 300mg due to side affects stayed here declining PCR until March 2015 small jump from 0.0072 to 0.0083 scarred my doc into full dose of Tasigna again 600mg(been miserable since) but reached PCRU 06/15/2015(next test) and have been there ever since. Hoping to have another little one. I have the support of my doc to go off anytime, just scared to jump. might go two years PCRU but he said it wont make much of a difference. I just figured I could possibly go into a trial while preggers if I got the two years behind me.

Nov 8th 2017 went off Tasigna

Dec 1st PCRU off TKI

Jan 5th PCR Detected .0625

Feb 1st PCR Detected .7815

Added 8-6 grams Curcumin daily in Feb

March 3rd PCR Detected 3.2646 YIKES!

stopped trying for baby after February reading. will start new TKI march 16th 2017 (Sprycel)

FYI I'm not done trying for my last little one.

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#7 xGunner

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Posted 20 December 2015 - 05:20 PM

Here is the link:

http://www.gleevec.c...7T&source=01030

We have the card all set up with OptumRX, where I am forced to get my meds. They said everything should work OK, and it should help with my high deductible.