Letter from Secretary Xavier Becerra rejecting appeal of the NIH rejection of the Xtandi petition, February 5, 2024
Secretary Xavier Becerra
Cancer patients file administrative appeal on NIH rejection of Xtandi march-in petition with Secretary of HHS Becerra
On March 23, 2023, three prostate cancer patients, Robert Sachs, Clare Love and Eric Sawyer, filed an administrative appeal of the NIH decision to reject petition that HHS use Federal rights in patents on Xtandi to address pricing discrimination against… Continue Reading
25 Members of Congress Ask HHS Secretary to Act on Xtandi Request
On January 10, 2023, twenty-five Members of Congress sent a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to act on the Xtandi request, and to use the Bayh-Dole Act to lower the price of Xtandi (enzalutamide) for US patients.… Continue Reading
Letter from 19 groups asking HHS to take action on the request that HHS use the federal government rights in patents on the prostate drug enzalutamide, marketed by Astellas under the brand name Xtandi.
Attached is a letter from 19 groups asking HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to take action on the request that HHS use the federal government rights in patents on the prostate drug enzalutamide, marketed by Astellas under the brand name Xtandi.… Continue Reading
Letter to Secretary of HHS Xavier Becerra regarding Xtandi march-in case from Robert Sachs and Clare Love
SecBecerra-18Nov2022-Sachs-Love-Xtandi November 18, 2022 Xavier Becerra Secretary Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC Via Email: xavier.becerra@hhs.gov Dear Secretary Becerra: Today marks the one-year anniversary since the undersigned prostate cancer patients petitioned the Department of Health & Human Services… Continue Reading