Thank you!

Marianne_BCNA

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you who sent
letters to your ministers regarding CDK inhibitors and to those who encouraged
others to write either by sharing our social media posts or posting your
letters and responses on the network. Your efforts really did make a difference and we have finally seen an approval recommendation by
the PBAC for these important new drugs.

Our work is not done yet though as we now need to put
pressure on the pharmaceutical companies and government to reach a cost agreement quickly so that Ribociclib and
Palbociclib can be placed on the PBS and therefore be more widely available for
first-line treatment as soon as possible.

Once they are on the PBS for first-line treatment, we will advocate for  Compassionate Access
schemes to open up for those requiring the drugs for later line therapies. We know there are many women who could benefit from
them who have had other lines of treatment and we want you to know we are
fighting for you.

Danielle Spence, Director, Policy & Advocacy at BCNA,
advised ‘CDK inhibitors, when combined with a hormone therapy drug, don’t just
slow down the progression of the disease but can also provide a better quality
of life without the toxic side effects of chemo.
BCNA will therefore continue to lobby for
these drugs to be available to all who can benefit from these
therapies.’

We will therefore be asking you soon to write again to your
politicians so watch this space!

iserbrown

Sent thank you notes to two of my MPs and they've acknowledged and asked for me to keep them up to date as the PBS process starts

Wildplaces

For those bringing it to the attention of their oncologists although it should be clear here the PBAC approval


And an article almost most commiting MR Hunt to this - let's try and make is as short of a journey as possible through the ministerial component of the PBS listing.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/government-set-to-subsidise-two-5000-per-month-breast-cancer-drugs-20180420-p4zaur.html

Thank you BCNA - great good work on this.