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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 01:47 AM Nov 2025

Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, begs Trump to save his life from metastasized cancer..intervene with Kaiser

"On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it. I need it," Adams wrote over the weekend, noting that he is "declining fast." "As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer. My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a newly FDA-approved drug called Pluvicto. But they have dropped the ball in scheduling the brief IV to administer it and I can’t seem to fix that."

After publicly begging Trump for his help resolving the situation, the president responded on Truth Social.
"On it!" Trump wrote, without providing further details.


Trump offers two words in response to Dilbert creator seeking help with cancer treatment - Raw Story https://share.google/A4M2VuYCskvGwxv

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Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, begs Trump to save his life from metastasized cancer..intervene with Kaiser (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 OP
The wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of Pluvicto in the US is approximately $42,500 per dose. A full course of treatment riversedge Nov 2025 #1
Aged like milk musette_sf Nov 2025 #2
And all that hate he directed at Black people.. BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #3
What was TSF's 2 word response? Link doesn't work. sinkingfeeling Nov 2025 #4
He said "On it". n/t LuckyCharms Nov 2025 #5

riversedge

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1. The wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of Pluvicto in the US is approximately $42,500 per dose. A full course of treatment
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 01:57 AM
Nov 2025

This cost is outrageous to say the least.

I ask Google what the cost of Pluicto was:

AI Overview
The wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of Pluvicto in the US is approximately
$42,500 per dose. A full course of treatment can involve up to six doses, administered every six weeks, bringing the total WAC for the drug alone to around $255,000.

The actual cost for a patient will vary significantly based on their insurance coverage and location:

For insured patients: More than 8 out of 10 commercially insured men covered in a recent study paid $0 out of pocket for the infusion itself. Novartis offers a co-pay assistance program where eligible commercially insured patients may pay as little as $25 per dose.
Out-of-pocket costs: For some patients, the out-of-pocket cost can be as high as the full price of the product, in addition to costs for administration fees and PSMA PET/CT scans.

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