Tocilizumab, Drug to Treat Castleman’s Disease ‘Not Funded in New Zealand’

The employer of a 54 year old Gene Chase from Whangaparaoa is appealing for donations to help pay for treatment of his Castleman’s Disease. According to an article by the NZ Herald, Castleman’s disease is similar to lymphoma – the cancer that affects the lymph nodes or glands – and hasled (sic) to him suffering dramatic…