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In August, over 9000 people across the country raised their voice, sending nearly 40,000 messages to provincial and territorial representatives. They shared a unified message: that Canadian women facing ovarian cancer deserve access to innovative treatments when they need them. 

Today, the results of their collective action are tangible.

We are pleased to share that negotiations to make ELAHERE accessible to Canadians are set to restart, and that the voices of our community played an important role in achieving this milestone. These results are immensely encouraging and speak to the power of our collective action.

From here, the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) negotiation team and drug manufacturer, AbbVie, will determine their next steps on the path to make this innovative treatment accessible to Canadians. We remain committed to advocating for timely access to treatments and keeping you informed on the results of this negotiation.

ELAHERE is the first major treatment advancement for Canadian women facing platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in a decade. Personalized therapies like this set the stage for a future where ovarian cancer is not treated with a one-size-fits-all approach, but one that reflects the unique biology and needs of patients.

The momentum this community has helped build comes at a critical moment. Women facing this disease cannot afford to lose time, and in just weeks, your action has created a wave of support stretching coast-to-coast.

Thank you for being a part of this nationwide call for action. 

@StephOCC this is AMAZING. While we all know we shouldn't have been in the situation in the first place, it is great news to know that our collective efforts worked. Congratulations to everyone who took the time to rally around this. Also, thank you to OCC for helping make the process seamless to raise our voices and for all your continued support!!! Let's hope for a positive outcome this time around.

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@StephOCC thank you for the update!  Together we can move mountains 🏔️ ⛰️ 👊

Great news today for Elehere!  A win for us today!👊🏻🙌

@Meinvan yes a great day indeed. For those that may not have seen this, yesterday negotiations between the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) and ELAHERE manufacturer AbbVie, successfully concluded with a letter of intent outlining the negotiated terms.    

This follows a national advocacy campaign that mobilized more than 9,000 Canadians to send almost 40,000 letters to provincial and territorial representatives, following unsuccessful initial negotiations, demanding that negotiations restart. Our voices were heard!!!!!!!! See link below for more information.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to have themselves heard and who engaged family and friends from far and wide as well. Also a huge thanks to OCC for your continued support and advocacy!!

Elahere in Canada - Oct 20 update

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