[Histonet] Biocare p16

[Joe Nocito]

Flame time
See, this is what just fry my cookies about some of these vendors. Tell me 
this isn't a money issue. What happened to patient care, or is that obsolete 
now? I hate it when some one has a good product, then screws it up by 
getting greedy about it. Now, you have to purchase the detection kit to get 
the antibody. Bull do-do. Now I'm really urinated off. Get me the CEO. As 
some of you know, I have no qualms about getting into the face of a CEO. I 
had plenty of experience at my last job, not to mention a couple of NSH 
meetings too.

JTT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathy" <cfitz <@t> telus.net>
To: "'Jones, Laura'" <lpjones <@t> srhs-pa.org>; "'Histonet (E-mail)'" 
<Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 8:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Biocare p16


>
> We were notified last October by Cell Marque that MTM Labs had decided to
> market p16 themselves.  I have spoken with their rep here in North America
> and was told that we would have to purchase the entire kit but would be 
> able
> to use only the antibody (we have Ventana Benchmarks).  The cost per test
> will double but our pathologists have decided that we still need to have 
> p16
> available.  The rest of the kit will end up being discarded.
>
> Cathy
> Kelowna, B.C.
> Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jones, 
> Laura
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 12:39 PM
> To: Histonet (E-mail)
> Subject: [Histonet] Biocare p16
>
> We are just wondering if anyone else has been affected by Biocare's
> inability to sell p16 and what you all have done to replace it?  We were
> told by Biocare that we'd have to order the antibody (and the entire
> detection kit, which we don't want)  from a company in Germany - MTM Labs.
> My Pathologist would appreciate your advice.  Thanks in advance!  Laura
>
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