I’ve written this before here and I’ll repeat it again because it needs to be repeated…

1. Thank You! for continuing to keep the public aware of how this travesty has come about and aware of who the players are in the drama…

2. Just when you think all the stink associated with the Provenge FDA story has been aired, along comes even more in this apparent never-ending tale.

One can only imagine what the dinner table or pillow talk must be in the Hussain, Pazdur and Scher households… Scher has adolescent progeny; one has to wonder what they think about when hearing the allegations against their father that he’s allied himself–professionally and likely financially–against Provenge for selfish reasons and, at the same time, has a huge part in the responsibility of the 83 men who DIES each DAY from prostate cancer here in the U.S.A. What about the claims that he’s been dishonest in his voluntary disclosure to the FDA of but 3 conflicts of interest when internet information has disclosed 17 COI’s including the Proquest and Novacea financial bits.

I’m shaking my head in wonder and disgust at the deeds, as alleged in the lawsuit and on message boards, that Pazdur, Hussain and Scher have prepatrated against TERMINAL cancer patients and against all Americans.

If true, shame, Shame, SHAME!!!!

Why won’t FDA, NCI et al reveal the following:

Who asked Dr. Martin to become involved in writing the Scher letter?

Who else was involved?

What other drafts of the letter exist? Why were they not produced?

Where are the emails that transmitted this draft letter? Why were they not produced?

Who were all the participants (besides Dr. Martin) to a meeting held to discuss the content of the draft letter?

Who helped Dr. Hussain write her letter?

Who asked Dr. Scher and Dr. Hussain to sign letters?

Who leaked these letters to The Cancer Letter?

When, if ever, before this case has the FDA not followed an overwhelming (17-0 and 13-4) vote of an Advisory Committee to approve a drug/biologic agent for an end-stage disease?

When, if ever, before this case, have dissenting Advisory Committe members been asked to sign letters to the FDA urging the majority AC vote be disregarded?

Coverups of illegal/improper activity don’t work. FDA would be well-advised to control the damage by coming clean and letting the chips fall.

It’s only going to get worse.

1) What is Alison Martin’s relationship to Dr. Scher?

2) Why would she write a letter for him?

3) Is this the first time she has written a letter on his behalf?

4) Is she aware of a November 2006 presentation by Dr. Daniel Petrylak, a lead investigator of the Taxotere SWOG 9916 Phase 3 trial, at the Chemotherapy Foundation in New York that reported a remarkable increase in survival of AIPC /HRPC patients who received Taxotere after Provenge when compared to their survival predicted by the Halabi nomogram?

5) In her view, are there other clinical trials that would be affected by a positive Provenge determination?

One federal district judge in Ohio can turn that around. What a substantial service to America that would be.

Assuming he takes his responsibility to the Constitution and laws of the U.S. seriously, we might just see a course correction in Rockville, MD.

I prayerfully await the progress of CaretoLive v. FDA, et al, in correcting a shameful national tragedy.

Hey FDA, it’s not the action it’s the coverup that’ll bring you down.

Get a clue.