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I have started a petition to keep drugs on the cancer drug fund.

Hi
I have started a petition via the 38degrees website to petition the Prime Minister the Rt Hon David Cameron to keep Dasastinib(Sprycel) and Bosutinib (Bosulif) on the CDF list. Please sign the petition and share it with your family, friends and colleagues. Many thanks.. Steven

Waiting for cml support to sort out the 38 degrees address

Please go to the 38 degrees website and and search for CDF.

Just for clarification, dasatinib is only being re-evaluated for use in Blast phase, therefore access to dasatinib for treatment of chronic and accelerated is not in question. It is likely that bosutinib will remain on the CDF after re-evaluation although we cannot be certain at this point. Most drugs on the CDF list are included under the heading 'end of life' drugs.

For more detail on the situation of CML drugs on the CDF it might be advisable to read the various threads the have appeared on this forum over recent weeks on the subject of the CDF.

The petition was about all drugs on the cancer drug fund and not any 1 drug in particular so I think that the clarification was unnecessary. The cancer drug fund is for all in Chronic, accelerated and even Blast phase which some of us get to.
As you say Sandy nobody can guarantee anything and surprises come to us all,

Wishing everyone a merry Xmas and a happy new year.