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Afinitor to be added to the PBS
I am pleased to let you know that the breast cancer drug Afinitor (everolimus) will be added to the PBS on 1 June this year.
Afinitor is a drug for women with hormone-receptor positive, HER2-nega...
Hi Maggie
Thanks for your comment. Your medical oncologist may not have known Afinitor was being listed on the PBS when you saw him - it was only announced by the Health Minister on 24 April.
There is a patient access program run by the drug company that provides Afinitor at a reduced price, or free of charge. If you need Afinitor before 1 June, your oncologist can apply for you to receive it through the program. It is only useful for ER+ breast cancers however so if you are triple negative it won't suit you.
It wasn't eribulin that your doctor mentioned?
Kathy