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Does Gilead hold the key to CURE!
I would be interested to know how many have signed the petition at Change.org targeting Gilead Sciences (GS-7977) to partner with Bristol-Myers (BMS-790052 daclatasvir) and to put "patients before profits". Excerpts pasted below from various searches on the internet:
"Gilead, Bristol Hep C Drug Data at EASL: 100% Cure Rate with Bristol's phase II study of daclatasvir plus Gilead's GS-7977 in patients with genotypes 1, 2, and 3: SVR4 (early cure) rate in the genotype 1 patients: 100%. In genotype 2/3 patients, the SVR4 rate was 91%."
"But the combination might not find its way to the market because one pill is owned by Gilead Sciences and the other by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The companies have not agreed to collaborate, to the chagrin of some doctors."
"Dr. Douglas J. Manion, a senior vice president for Bristol-Myers, said his company was “keen” on working with Gilead but that “thus far, they have been unwilling to engage in that collaboration.”
If you have not signed it, I am curious to know your reasons. I have been following this forum since I was diagnosed last September, and I have spent hundreds, probably thousands of hours searching for treatment without the side effects of interferon and/or ribavirin.. And now there appears to be a 100% early CURE rate for GT1s without interferon OR ribavirin, and a 91% early CURE rate for GT3s (my genotype)...with minimal side effects (nausea, headache, fatigue).
Thank you all in advance for your responses.
Link to petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-a-phase-iii-collaboration-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c
Warmest Regards,
Margaret
"Gilead, Bristol Hep C Drug Data at EASL: 100% Cure Rate with Bristol's phase II study of daclatasvir plus Gilead's GS-7977 in patients with genotypes 1, 2, and 3: SVR4 (early cure) rate in the genotype 1 patients: 100%. In genotype 2/3 patients, the SVR4 rate was 91%."
"But the combination might not find its way to the market because one pill is owned by Gilead Sciences and the other by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The companies have not agreed to collaborate, to the chagrin of some doctors."
"Dr. Douglas J. Manion, a senior vice president for Bristol-Myers, said his company was “keen” on working with Gilead but that “thus far, they have been unwilling to engage in that collaboration.”
If you have not signed it, I am curious to know your reasons. I have been following this forum since I was diagnosed last September, and I have spent hundreds, probably thousands of hours searching for treatment without the side effects of interferon and/or ribavirin.. And now there appears to be a 100% early CURE rate for GT1s without interferon OR ribavirin, and a 91% early CURE rate for GT3s (my genotype)...with minimal side effects (nausea, headache, fatigue).
Thank you all in advance for your responses.
Link to petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-a-phase-iii-collaboration-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c
Warmest Regards,
Margaret
I just haven't signed it because after 7 or 8 years now and thousands of petitions and letter writing campaigns - I no longer have a 'psuedo' ID and cannot use my work email for things like this any longer.
However; I do hope it gets somewhere. It'd be nice to win one for a change.
However; I do hope it gets somewhere. It'd be nice to win one for a change.
Yes, you have to enter your name and address and email. I was apprehensive as well cause I don't let just anybody have my information but in this case I made an exception and I feel everyone should. If you just cut the link below and slap it onto google, the link info comes right up. Lets get to signin' people!! bump it up.
change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-a-phase-iii-collaboration-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c
change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-a-phase-iii-collaboration-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c
Can you put the link in one line? Also, do we have to give out our personal imformation, because I dont like to do that via The Internet~
Today I spoke to a doctor that would know anything and everything about this fiasco with Gilead holding up a "sure fire tx regime" and I found out that you are absolutely correct. I am sorry, I was wrong. Anyone and everyone should sign the petition no matter if anything happens or not! Either way it will send a message.
Just to clarify this is the way I heard it. I heard alot of people are mad at Gilead because they won't use the drug that BMS provided for the trial where they had extremely high success rates. Gilead provided their drug and Bristol (BMS) provided theirs. The results of the two drugs together blew the roof off the place. Everyone was astounded!! Instead Gilead says they have their own drug that can do the same thing as BMS's drug but it's simply not true. I guess Gilead don't want to lose money that they've spent on their drug so they have pulled out of the whole idea of working with BMS entirely. That's the pitts!! I am shocked that they would pull away in such a blatant manner but they did. So much for Gilead being on the top of my list of the best HepC companies!!! Sign the petition people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just to clarify this is the way I heard it. I heard alot of people are mad at Gilead because they won't use the drug that BMS provided for the trial where they had extremely high success rates. Gilead provided their drug and Bristol (BMS) provided theirs. The results of the two drugs together blew the roof off the place. Everyone was astounded!! Instead Gilead says they have their own drug that can do the same thing as BMS's drug but it's simply not true. I guess Gilead don't want to lose money that they've spent on their drug so they have pulled out of the whole idea of working with BMS entirely. That's the pitts!! I am shocked that they would pull away in such a blatant manner but they did. So much for Gilead being on the top of my list of the best HepC companies!!! Sign the petition people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"If you have not signed it, I am curious to know your reasons."
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I haven't signed your petition yet because I gotta make sure it's legit and not something some nut job put together. Usually if someone wants you to sign their link they give more information and they're usually very nice to people. All you do is try to tear somebody apart if they don't agree with you, what's that about? Has Gilead promised you anything if you get together your hundred thousand signatures?
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I haven't signed your petition yet because I gotta make sure it's legit and not something some nut job put together. Usually if someone wants you to sign their link they give more information and they're usually very nice to people. All you do is try to tear somebody apart if they don't agree with you, what's that about? Has Gilead promised you anything if you get together your hundred thousand signatures?
I am not being rude, and I am sorry you took it as such. Thank you for wishing me luck! I wish you well with your 'fish fry'.
Warmest regards,
Toots :)
Warmest regards,
Toots :)
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