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Old Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:44 AM
Sally C Sally C is offline
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May I add to what Greg said - the first NIH trials with Promacta were with their Aplastic Anemia patients. They had such good luck with platelets and red cells that they decided to give it a try with their MDS patients. But whatever the disease, they are on the cutting edge - and as Greg said - all expenses at NIH are free to the patient.
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Sally
Hello again,
I need to clarify something in my post. When I said "all expenses at NIH are free to the patient", I meant medical expenses. Hotel, food, etc. are not covered.
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