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This positive news further strengthens the application of Provenge at the onset of the disease. It is terrible that the on-label use (and med insurance restrictions for payments) inhibits to some degree the administration of Provenge at an earlier stages of the disease.

I still believe that doctors employ the easier treatments with poisonous chemo therapy and radiation rather than engage in a cumbersome process...who suffers from this: the patients.

As usual, your article is well written and informative. Thanks...]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:07:22 -0400
This positive news further strengthens the application of Provenge at the onset of the disease. It is terrible that the on-label use (and med insurance restrictions for payments) inhibits to some degree the administration of Provenge at an earlier stages of the disease.

I still believe that doctors employ the easier treatments with poisonous chemo therapy and radiation rather than engage in a cumbersome process...who suffers from this: the patients.

As usual, your article is well written and informative. Thanks...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/938361/comments?source=feed#comment-10852821 10852821
"Patients who received sipuleucel-T (Provenge) developed immune parameters that correlated with improved overall survival, giving researchers a better understanding of how the immunotherapy works at a cellular level and suggesting that these parameters should be the focus of further studies on the treatment."

Thanks.]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:51:55 -0400
"Patients who received sipuleucel-T (Provenge) developed immune parameters that correlated with improved overall survival, giving researchers a better understanding of how the immunotherapy works at a cellular level and suggesting that these parameters should be the focus of further studies on the treatment."

Thanks.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/583321?source=feed#comment-10459971 10459971 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:03:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/906081/comments?source=feed#comment-10281251 10281251
The shorts will win on Oct 23...earnings will be impacted by operating losses in Europe, etc. ]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:47:25 -0400
The shorts will win on Oct 23...earnings will be impacted by operating losses in Europe, etc. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/908381/comments?source=feed#comment-10232791 10232791 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:16:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/906081/comments?source=feed#comment-10196601 10196601
Whitney Tilson lost millions on his short bet and then reversed his position to long and then lost more millions. So any comments from Tilson should be questioned...he wants out and wants to make money to cover his losses. Why would anyone believe Tilson. And as for Citigroup's biased comments...please...the fundamentals now and going forward do not support a high valuation.

Reed Hastings at the helm of Netflix has proven to be disastrous. ]]> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:45:31 -0400
Whitney Tilson lost millions on his short bet and then reversed his position to long and then lost more millions. So any comments from Tilson should be questioned...he wants out and wants to make money to cover his losses. Why would anyone believe Tilson. And as for Citigroup's biased comments...please...the fundamentals now and going forward do not support a high valuation.

Reed Hastings at the helm of Netflix has proven to be disastrous. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/830961/comments?source=feed#comment-8854281 8854281 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:17:34 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/817151/comments?source=feed#comment-8587421 8587421
Great article...JB]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:12:07 -0400
Great article...JB]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/488131?source=feed#comment-8451641 8451641 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:04:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/748311/comments?source=feed#comment-8220881 8220881 "Chemo May Feed Cancer"
Cancer-fighting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells, triggering them to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment, a new study in Nature Medicine says. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle made the “completely unexpected” finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body while easy to kill in the lab. (http://nyp.st/MuLc38)

As a former immunologist, I concur with these findings and believe these findings only strengthen the application of Provenge. It is my opinion that doctors prefer an easy pill pushing therapy rather than an intensive therapy. Regrettably, patients are denied a therapy program that produces results and, if applied during the early stages, we would see survival rates beyond current expectations.

A friend of mine is now suffering from the effects of chemo and radiation with liver, stomach and colon damage and, after surgery to correct some damage, he still suffers digestive disorders and his quality of life greatly reduced. A large portion of his liver is irreparably damaged.

On the QT, studies are now being conducted to determine the effects of radiation and chemo on patients who are now succumbing to the effects of such treatments.

Sadly, Prostate cancer patients treated with chemo and radiation succumb to the effects of chemo and radiation without knowing that these treatments brought about collateral effects resulting in untimely death.

I still believe that Provenge provides the safest and effective treatment for long term survival...]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:23:12 -0400 "Chemo May Feed Cancer"
Cancer-fighting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells, triggering them to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment, a new study in Nature Medicine says. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle made the “completely unexpected” finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body while easy to kill in the lab. (http://nyp.st/MuLc38)

As a former immunologist, I concur with these findings and believe these findings only strengthen the application of Provenge. It is my opinion that doctors prefer an easy pill pushing therapy rather than an intensive therapy. Regrettably, patients are denied a therapy program that produces results and, if applied during the early stages, we would see survival rates beyond current expectations.

A friend of mine is now suffering from the effects of chemo and radiation with liver, stomach and colon damage and, after surgery to correct some damage, he still suffers digestive disorders and his quality of life greatly reduced. A large portion of his liver is irreparably damaged.

On the QT, studies are now being conducted to determine the effects of radiation and chemo on patients who are now succumbing to the effects of such treatments.

Sadly, Prostate cancer patients treated with chemo and radiation succumb to the effects of chemo and radiation without knowing that these treatments brought about collateral effects resulting in untimely death.

I still believe that Provenge provides the safest and effective treatment for long term survival...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/779091/comments?source=feed#comment-8220621 8220621
My goodness, I listen to pharmacological drug commercials on TV and ask myself who would want to take these drugs…the side effects are worse than the illness…some side effects can even cause death. But it is noted that not everyone will experience the same side effects…that such side effects are being reported by different users with different genetic characteristics. What is the FDA thinking when the FDA approves these medications with death being a potential side effect?

With regard to Provenge, similar to a vaccine in nature with its antibody production effect, many efficacious vaccines are based on the isolation of a specific bacterial/cellular antigens and the introduction of these antigens to the human body for the production of antibodies. Provenge should be applied earlier with the onset of diagnosis while the immune system is viable and not compromised. Sadly, the years necessary to conduct trials and the financial costs pose restrictive time constraints when so many are succumbing to Prostate Cancer. And any off-label use is not generally covered by medical insurance. ]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:16:31 -0400
My goodness, I listen to pharmacological drug commercials on TV and ask myself who would want to take these drugs…the side effects are worse than the illness…some side effects can even cause death. But it is noted that not everyone will experience the same side effects…that such side effects are being reported by different users with different genetic characteristics. What is the FDA thinking when the FDA approves these medications with death being a potential side effect?

With regard to Provenge, similar to a vaccine in nature with its antibody production effect, many efficacious vaccines are based on the isolation of a specific bacterial/cellular antigens and the introduction of these antigens to the human body for the production of antibodies. Provenge should be applied earlier with the onset of diagnosis while the immune system is viable and not compromised. Sadly, the years necessary to conduct trials and the financial costs pose restrictive time constraints when so many are succumbing to Prostate Cancer. And any off-label use is not generally covered by medical insurance. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/779091/comments?source=feed#comment-8203521 8203521 The following was reported in the NY Post - August 7, 2012:
"Chemo May Feed Cancer"
Cancer-fighting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells, triggering them to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment, a new study in Nature Medicine says. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle made the “completely unexpected” finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body while easy to kill in the lab. (http://nyp.st/MuLc38)

As a former immunologist, I concur with these findings and believe these findings only strengthen the application of Provenge. It is my opinion that doctors prefer an easy pill pushing therapy rather than an intensive therapy. Regrettably, patients are denied a therapy program that produces results and, if applied during the early stages, we would see survival rates beyond current expectations.

A friend of mine is now suffering from the effects of chemo and radiation with liver, stomach and colon damage and, after surgery to correct some damage, he still suffers digestive disorders and his quality of life greatly reduced.

On the QT, studies are now being conducted to determine the effects of radiation and chemo on patients who are now succumbing to the effects of such treatments.

Sadly, Prostate cancer patients treated with chemo and radiation succumb to the effects of chemo and radiation without knowing that these treatments brought about collateral effects resulting in untimely death.

I still believe that Provenge provides the safest and effective treatment for long term survival...
]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:50:28 -0400 The following was reported in the NY Post - August 7, 2012:
"Chemo May Feed Cancer"
Cancer-fighting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells, triggering them to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment, a new study in Nature Medicine says. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle made the “completely unexpected” finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body while easy to kill in the lab. (http://nyp.st/MuLc38)

As a former immunologist, I concur with these findings and believe these findings only strengthen the application of Provenge. It is my opinion that doctors prefer an easy pill pushing therapy rather than an intensive therapy. Regrettably, patients are denied a therapy program that produces results and, if applied during the early stages, we would see survival rates beyond current expectations.

A friend of mine is now suffering from the effects of chemo and radiation with liver, stomach and colon damage and, after surgery to correct some damage, he still suffers digestive disorders and his quality of life greatly reduced.

On the QT, studies are now being conducted to determine the effects of radiation and chemo on patients who are now succumbing to the effects of such treatments.

Sadly, Prostate cancer patients treated with chemo and radiation succumb to the effects of chemo and radiation without knowing that these treatments brought about collateral effects resulting in untimely death.

I still believe that Provenge provides the safest and effective treatment for long term survival...
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/669651/comments?source=feed#comment-6837421 6837421
The tragedy is that Provenge treatment, especially if given during the early stages of prostate cancer detection, is the safest and best treatment possible. But doctors want a quick and easy medical application and will sacrifice the patient's well being for a quick remedy that has yet been tested in the long term.

The effects of radiation and chemo are highly toxic and detrimental to the human body....]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:22:09 -0400
The tragedy is that Provenge treatment, especially if given during the early stages of prostate cancer detection, is the safest and best treatment possible. But doctors want a quick and easy medical application and will sacrifice the patient's well being for a quick remedy that has yet been tested in the long term.

The effects of radiation and chemo are highly toxic and detrimental to the human body....]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/332971?source=feed#comment-5787351 5787351 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:11:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/615061/comments?source=feed#comment-5787161 5787161 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:03:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/334771?source=feed#comment-5786391 5786391 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:44:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/608331/comments?source=feed#comment-5714611 5714611 Tue, 22 May 2012 23:10:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/608531/comments?source=feed#comment-5709211 5709211 Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/331211?source=feed#comment-5707941 5707941 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/331121?source=feed#comment-5707711 5707711 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:25:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/329341?source=feed#comment-5703851 5703851
FB was overhyped from the start...the underwriters were greedy.]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 16:25:28 -0400
FB was overhyped from the start...the underwriters were greedy.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/313491?source=feed#comment-5382711 5382711 Sat, 12 May 2012 21:39:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/582691/comments?source=feed#comment-5363671 5363671
They want you to believe that there is something in the works to get people interested in buying the stuck and then they will dump.]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 22:30:20 -0400
They want you to believe that there is something in the works to get people interested in buying the stuck and then they will dump.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/570041/comments?source=feed#comment-5325711 5325711 Thu, 10 May 2012 23:22:55 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/577921/comments?source=feed#comment-5324731 5324731 Thu, 10 May 2012 22:31:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/303491?source=feed#comment-5211231 5211231
Sadly, all the issues confronting Dendreon (FDA approval, insurance reimbursement, treatment cost, treatment accessibility, acceptance of treatment, etc.) were ignored by the analysts. The analysts predictions drove the stock price...and many investors bought in. The treatment is excellent...I am long dndn.]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 09:32:37 -0400
Sadly, all the issues confronting Dendreon (FDA approval, insurance reimbursement, treatment cost, treatment accessibility, acceptance of treatment, etc.) were ignored by the analysts. The analysts predictions drove the stock price...and many investors bought in. The treatment is excellent...I am long dndn.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/568431/comments?source=feed#comment-5209731 5209731 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:02:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/563691/comments?source=feed#comment-5195031 5195031
McClendon should be fired!!!!! And all pensions, etc, forfeited!!!]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 17:45:05 -0400
McClendon should be fired!!!!! And all pensions, etc, forfeited!!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/295901?source=feed#comment-5082391 5082391 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:23:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/289521?source=feed#comment-5031601 5031601 Wed, 02 May 2012 17:02:12 -0400