Diseases Covered

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Program Status

closed

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Patient must have valid Social Security number to apply for assistance and receive treatment in the United States.
  • Patient income must be at or below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL.)
  • Patient is required to have insurance coverage which covers at least 50% of the cost of treatment.
  • Patient must be diagnosed with a covered disease and program must be accepting enrollments.
  • Patient must be seeking assistance for a prescribed medication that is FDA approved to treat the covered diagnosis.

Medications Covered

  • Caprelsa
  • Cometriq
  • Keytruda
  • Retevmo
  • Vandetanib
  • Vitrakvi

Disease Description

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is cancer of the thyroid gland that starts in cells that release a hormone called calcitonin. MTC is very rare. It can occur in children and adults. (Source: Medline Plus; NIH US National Library of Medicine)