PETITION - Assess Bazedoxifene (BZA) in treating breast cancer

cp418 · July 2013

Please spread the word to Pfizer to move forward to assess the efficacy of Bazedoxifene in treating breast cancers resistant to current therapies targeting estrogen receptor activity, with a goal of making the drug Bazedoxifene available as quickly as possible. This drug is used for the treatment of osteoporosis in Europe, and according to Duke University Medical Center Cancer Institute's study, has been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells. This is a major breakthrough for breast cancer patients.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/assess-the-efficacy-of?source=c.url&r_by=8507318

toomuch · July 2013

Thanks for starting this petition. It was so easy to do. I hope that more woman are signing it and just not reporting back here!

cp418 · July 2013

Thank you toomuch! Yes - I too hope more viewers will sign to show our strong interest to access and further research this drug. It may get help someone slow their bone mets progression as we wait for future studies. We can always post and vent here until the cows come home but unless we knock on the Pharma door and be heard nothing will change.

NOTE - I don't know how the 50 target signature count displays (default?) but we certainly need more!!!

Denise-G · July 2013

Just filled in petition and am spreading the word!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

sewingnut · July 2013

Signed the petition even though I'm not ER/PR+. We're all vested in this.

chef127 · July 2013

DONE!.............. Renew my faith in the pharma industry

exbrnxgrl · July 2013

Done!

GemStateGirl · July 2013

Just signed the petition and sent an email to my friends asking them to do the same. Thanks so much for organizing this.

Rose12 · July 2013

Done. Sent emails to friends and family. Will you keep us posted on any news?

Thank you.

cp418 · July 2013

Rose12 - Absolutely! I hope we can get a significant number of signatures before forwarding it to Pfizer.

BaseballFan · July 2013

WOW...thanks cp418. I posted on FB and said... "to everyone who has asked me what they could do to help me, please sign this petition".

People are looking for ways to help.

Octobergirl · July 2013

Signed by DH and me. Also posted on FB and have had responses from friends/family who signed. Thanks for getting this up and easily accessible!

poedake · July 2013

just signed the petition! thank you cp418!

poedake · July 2013

just signed the petition! thank you cp418!

poedake · July 2013

just signed the petition! thank you cp418!

mike3121 · July 2013

I copied link to petition and to an article about Bazedoxifene and forwarded to Fox news hotline. Maybe this will get the message out.

Wife Stage 4 BC, A-C, NED for now but doc says Mr. C will probably return in 5 years.

BaseballFan · July 2013

mike3121....Great idea to send to Fox news. Please let us know if they plan to run another story.

Denise-G · July 2013

bump

cp418 · July 2013

HUGE Thank You to LtotheK who forwarded the initial draft petition. Her draft helped get this final petition available to post so quickly.

Mike - WOW!!!!! Great idea passing on the Fox News - it will certainly help get the word out for support. We are almost at the 100 count and about 2 days posted.

4myangels · July 2013

Thank you everyone for helping me and everyone else dealing with this horrible disease. While an online petition is certainly helpful, there have been suggestions on the stage iv boards to contact Pfizer directly by mail and phone. Apparently, they are keeping track of inquiries so the more, the better. In case you aren't going over to the stage iv boards, I just wanted to post all the contact information here for anyone who would like to help:

Customer Service and Product Inquiries: 1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-879-3477) Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

Corporate Office: 1-212-733-2323

235 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017

Address to: Geno Germano, President and General Manager, Specialty Care and Oncology

or

Robert Abraham, Chief Scientific officer in the Oncology Research Unit in research and development

hopefour · July 2013

Myself and my family have signed this....thank you for all the effort in making this petition!!

hopefour · July 2013

Myself and my family have signed this....thank you for all the effort in making this petition!!

fredntan · August 2013

so if we call them that can get the ball rolling on this drug?

cp418 · August 2013

fredntan - we hope that between our phone calls, letters and petition signatures that we can get their attention to prioritize BZA. We want to get it back on Pfizer execs radar screen with all our patient interest.

So far about 185 signatures -- keep them coming!!

katyand4 · August 2013

Signed the petition and also put information on my FB asking my friends and family to do the same.

cp418 · August 2013

So count is at 250 and trying to get more signatures..... Trying to send to local newspapers too. Here is an example of message.

Attention Editor:

My hopes in forwarding you this petition is to help breast cancer patients spread the word to get access to the medication Bazedoxifene (BZA) in the USA. We are asking Pfizer to move forward to assess the efficacy of Bazedoxifene (BZA) in treating breast cancers resistant to current therapies targeting estrogen receptor activity, with a goal of making the drug Bazedoxifene available as quickly as possible. This drug is used for the treatment of osteoporosis in Europe, and according to Duke University Medical Center Cancer Institute's study, has been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells. This is a major breakthrough for breast cancer patients. This drug currently is NOT registered in the USA for patient access.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Name

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/assess ... by=8507318

Here are some news recent links to current research for Bazedoxifene:

http://www.examiner.com/article/bazedox ... cer-growth

http://www.news-medical.net/news/201306 ... cells.aspx

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 152341.htm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262039.php

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383524/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23165656

toomuch · August 2013

cp418 - there are over 135,000 members on this board and we've only been able to accumulate 250 signatures? Is it possible to start another thread outside of the clinical trials section that says, "Need your help, petitition..." Maybe a lot of members don't look at the Clinical Trials/Research area?

cp418 · August 2013

toomuch - you read my mind. I keep wondering why we haven't gotten more support from members on BCO site. I'll try posting a link somewhere else and HOPEFULLY we can get more signatures!! Thanks for the suggestion!!

besa · August 2013

I think posting outside of the clinical trials/research area is a great idea.

Myleftboob · August 2013

I just signed (even though I'm in Canada) Posted to Twitter and Facebook and now about to post on the boards I frequent the most.

cp418 · August 2013

Myleftboob - Thank you!! If BZA is approved here Pfizer is in Canada too.

http://www.pfizer.ca/en/our_products/products/

PETITION - Assess Bazedoxifene (BZA) in treating breast cancer

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