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DIARY: November 1, 2008 02:07 AM Saturday; Rod Welch

Millie received letter Doctor Rugo on FNA biopsy to test status change at UCSF.

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0404 - Summary/Objective
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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 23 0000. ref SDS 22 0000.
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0408 - Progress
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040901 - Millie received a letter from Doctor Rugo with copy to Doctor Johnson
040902 - at Kaiser responding to Millie's letter yesterday on 081031 asking
040903 - about doing the FNA biopsy for status change at UCSF instead of
040904 - Kaiser. ref SDS 23 AJ6U
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040906 -    1.  Subject:  Sunitinib Start Nov 13th Meeting Doctor Rugo
040907 -        Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 02:23:05 -0700
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040913 -    2.  You would have to get authorization from Dr. Johnson for the
040914 -        FNA - if that is possible, we are happy to do it.
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040917 -    3.  Otherwise you will be billed in full, it is not related to the
040918 -        study treatment.
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040920 -            [On 081102 Millie's letter to Doctor Rugo with copy to
040921 -            primary care physician at Kaiser asks how much the FNA
040922 -            biopsy to test for status change will cost at UCSF, and
040923 -            notes this should be less expensive than doing the core
040924 -            biopsy at Kaiser. ref SDS 24 AD3F
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040927 - The doctor confirms Glenna's call on 081031 that the biopsy to test
040928 - for status change is not required for the sunitinib clinical study.
040929 - ref SDS 21 T27H
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040932 - This answer's Millie's letter to UCSF on 081027 asking if the work
040933 - plan to get a biopsy for evaluating status change is required for the
040934 - sunitinib clinical study. ref SDS 15 R79W
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040937 - UCSF billing Millie for doing FNA biopsy at UCSF would be a big
040938 - savings at Kaiser avoiding the cost of the more invasive, problematic,
040939 - and expensive core biopsy procedure, noted by Doctor Wong on 081024,
040940 - ref SDS 13 7M57, which Kaiser scheduled for Millie on 081117, reported
040941 - by Karen on 081027. ref SDS 14 CR8J
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040943 -            [On 081102 Millie's letter to Doctor Rugo with copy to
040944 -            primary care physician at Kaiser asks how much the FNA
040945 -            biopsy to test for status change will cost at UCSF, and
040946 -            notes this should be less expensive than doing the core
040947 -            biopsy at Kaiser. ref SDS 24 AD3F
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040950 - Doctor Rubo's letter concludes...
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040952 -    4.  See you soon!
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