Diseases Covered

Pancreatic Cancer

Program Status

closed

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Copay Assistance Organizations

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Support Organizations

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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

  • Abraxane
  • Bizengri
  • Erlotinib
  • Fluorouracil
  • Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
  • Gemzar
  • Keytruda
  • Lynparza
  • Mitomycin
  • Onivyde
  • Paclitaxel
  • Vitrakvi

Disease Description

Cancer of the pancreas, also called pancreatic cancer, starts in the ducts that carry pancreatic juices. Much less often, pancreatic cancer begins in the cells that make hormones. (Source: NIH; National Cancer Institute)