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Do you want to keep the Cushing's Help message boards? Do you know that MaryO spends thousands out of her own pocket to keep it running? Do you want to wake up one day and find it gone? If the answer to the last one is "no", then take the time to donate what you can each month/quarter/year. I know I'm not here much anymore since my BLA, but I still care that others have this support. I would have never found a doctor to help me nor understood this disease if it hadn't been for this site. There are so many more out there who need them, too. If you are here, I suspect you do, too. If you look at the right side of the main page when you login, you will see the donation site and Donations: 801.61 USD || Goal Amount: 2906.00 USD. It shows we still need to donate at least $2104.39 for this year. So, skip that lunch out at McDonalds or Wendy's and donate the $5 or $6 dollars instead. PBJ will taste really good that day! If we all donate just a little bit every month, it will make a difference. Thank you, Robin

ALERT DR. F PATIENTS: The Tuesday night, 9/18/12, clinic, has been moved to Wednesday, 9/19/12. The Tuesday night, 9/25/12, clinic, has been moved to Monday, 9/24/12. The Tuesday night, 10/2/12, clinic, has been moved to Wednesday, 10/3/12. The Tuesday night, 10/9/12, clinic, has been moved to Wednesday, 10/10/12. Deposits as always will be due at 5PM, the Friday before next week's clinic. No 10" drive-by phone appointments September 17, 18, 25, and 26. No 10" drive-by phone appointments October 1, 2, 8 and 9.

I think we can take questions in the BTR chat, too, can't we, MaryO?

Cushings-Help.com Announces The Availability Of An Investigational Drug ForSevere Cushings's Syndrome On a Compassionate Use Basis November, 2011 We would like to make patients aware that mifepristone, aninvestigational drug that blocks the action of cortisol and is being developedby Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, is now available on a compassionate usebasis for eligible patients in the United States with Cushing’s syndrome whohave no other treatment options. Under this compassionate use program, the FDA allowsseriously ill patients who lack satisfactory alternative treatment options touse an investigational new drug that is still under development. Corcept has completed a Phase III trialinvestigating the safety and efficacy of mifepristone in patients withendogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Theinformation from that study has been submitted to the FDA for review of safetyand efficacy.. For information on thetrial results see http://www.corcept.com/cushings_clinical_trials. The company has submitted a New DrugApplication (NDA) seeking approval for this drug. Patients interested in using mifepristone should consultwith their endocrinologist. Theirendocrinologist, in turn, should contact Corcept for information about thecompassionate use program. Please notethat Corcept will provide information solely to physicians. Toll Free: 1-877-367-6550 Website: www.corcept.com/cushings_expanded_access E-mail: EAP@Corcept.com (Edited/changed at 8:54 PM EST by Dr. F's request. He sent another which changes the wording a tiny bit.) This post has been promoted to an article

XOXO, Dianne... I care. Robin

Hi, Cindy....If anyone will know it's Kristy. I do have this article in my files, though: http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/reprint/9...1340.pdf?ck=nck Bottom line.... " We conclude that short-term therapy with pioglitazone [Actos] therapy is unlikely to modulate the HPA axis in subjects with Cushing's disease. However, further studies with more potent PPAR agonists for longer durations of treatment may be warranted."

Hi.... I agree with Susan. THere is actually quite a bit of research out there, and new coming every day. But do doctors read it? No. That's the big problem. If you click on the links in my signature, you'll see just a few of the resources from research that are out there. Hugs, Robin