[14] – 1995 (3/29/1995) – Burzynski to Dr. Michael A. Friedman (2 pgs.)

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[14] – 1995 (3/29/1995) – Burzynski to Dr. Michael A. Friedman (2 pgs.)
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Michael A. Friedman, M.D., Associate Director,Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, NCI, National Institutes of Health

Dear Dr. Friedman,

It has been brought to my attention that the protocol

“Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in Patients with Advanced Recurrent Malignant Astrocytomas”

has been amended to accept patients with tumors measuring over 5 cm in diameter, multiple tumors, or with leptomeningeal or systemic metastases

Another change involves lowering of the Karnofsky Performance Status score to 60%

You assured me in your letter of 11/2/1993 that

“The dose and schedule will be modified exactly as you require”

and

“The eligibility criteria will be modified to accept only patients with Karnofsky Performance Status of 70% – 100%

I am outraged that without my knowledge Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with NCI’s permission changed the protocol

Treatment of patients with tumors larger than 5 cm, with multiple tumors, and leptomeningeal spread or distant metastases will require a different protocol with a different schedule and different dosages

the use of the existing protocol for such very advanced brain tumor patients will only expose them to unnecessary risks without giving them substantial benefit

I hereby request that the amendments described above be cancelled immediately and the original protocol be used for the treatment as promised in your letter of 11/2/1993

We will be glad to propose a different protocol for patients with larger and multiple tumors and meningeal involvement

In addition, the procedure we agreed upon calls for a thorough review by us of the 1st 5 patients as soon as they are accrued

Your last annual report indicates

Pg. 2

that you had accrued that number of patients 6 months ago

As a result, the review of data is long overdue

Please send us the complete records of the 1st 5 patients so that we may review them as specified

Please do not accrue any more patients until this data has been sent and our review completed

SRB/cf

cc:

Dr. Jan Bruckner
Dr. Michael C. Christian
Dr. Jay Greenblatt
Dr. Mark Malkin
Ms. Mary McCabe
Dr. David Parkinson
Dr. Mario Sznol
Ms. Dorothy Tisevich
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1993 (11/2/1993) – Dr. Michael A. Friedman to Burzynski
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