Connecting Families Through Patient Advocacy

March 2023
Patient Advocate: Jazmine Newman
Female nurse smiling at older male patient

Disease/diagnosis: Malignantneoplasm of Urinary Organ

Drug(s): Keytruda and Padcev

Program(s): Merckfor Keytruda and Astellas Pharma US, Inc for Padcev

The greatest blessing I have ever received!

One patient advocate found a patient who had moved for a new job, but hadn't been able to work due to his illness. He and his wife had not been able to bring their kids from their previous home as planned which was really hard on all of them. And now he needed to start Padcev to deal with a malignant neoplasm of a urinary organ.

Our patient advocate was able to get him approved for both Keytruda and Padcev. When our patient advocate called him, his wife started crying with relief. With everything she had been worried about, not having to worry about paying for his chemo drugs is "the greatest blessing she has ever received, and we are her angels." Our patient advocate shared: “It's a moving reminder of just how much we help beyond simply getting the free drug or copay approved!” 

Connecting Families Through Patient Advocacy

March 2023
Patient Advocate: Jazmine Newman
Patient Advocate: Jazmine Newman

Disease/diagnosis: Malignantneoplasm of Urinary Organ

Drug(s): Keytruda and Padcev

Program(s): Merckfor Keytruda and Astellas Pharma US, Inc for Padcev

One patient advocate found a patient who had moved for a new job, but hadn't been able to work due to his illness. He and his wife had not been able to bring their kids from their previous home as planned which was really hard on all of them. And now he needed to start Padcev to deal with a malignant neoplasm of a urinary organ.

Our patient advocate was able to get him approved for both Keytruda and Padcev. When our patient advocate called him, his wife started crying with relief. With everything she had been worried about, not having to worry about paying for his chemo drugs is "the greatest blessing she has ever received, and we are her angels." Our patient advocate shared: “It's a moving reminder of just how much we help beyond simply getting the free drug or copay approved!”