Last Updated:11/5/09 (Update to the Temodar Review )
3/10/2009: Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial [500% increase in 5 year survival!]
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- ***Join the Brain Temodar online support group Over 1,700 members!
- ***Radiation plus chemo quadruples survival time for fatal brain cancer
- FDA Approves Temodar for use on patients with newly diagnosed Glioblastomas!
- Temodar package insert - changed 3/2005 to reflect dosages for use during radiation (It is in PDF format. If you can't read it, install the free adobe acrobat reader.)
- Update to the Temodar Review - recent papers and abstracts on Temodar THIS IS A MUST READ for everyone taking Temodar. It talks about using Temodar at the same times as radiation, and using Celebrex (celecoxib) with radiation! Print those 2 out and bring them to your doctor!
- Patient Instruction Sheet For Temodar.
- Subscribe (free!) to the Temodar Mailing List!
- Temodar Review - A review of the research on Temodar for brain tumors.
- Dosage Calculator
Medicare Approves Temodar for Reimbursement! As of May, 1999. Note: Most pharmacies have no idea that it is covered. Ask them first, and if they say it isn't, try other pharmacies. Some of the mail order places can process it also.
Temodar is now available by prescription in the USA! (Check below for it's availability in other countries!
If your pharmacy can't get it, One place to get Temodar in the USA is from Biologics, Inc.
They will deliver anywhere in the USA. Call 1-800-850-4306 .
If you are having trouble paying for the drug, Schering Corp. has a program called "Commitment to Care". This is a patient assistance program (helps with reimbursement and if no reimbursement options are available, patients are assessed for eligibility in cost share and free drug programs). Call them toll free at: 1-800-521-7157.