Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

By IVN

CellMark Biopharma, LLC and its CEO have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false or unsupported claims regarding two health products they marketed as effective treatments for cancer patients’ malnutrition and “chemo fog,” or treatment-related cognitive dysfunction.

According to the Commission’s complaint, CellMark and its CEO, Derek E. Vest, violated the FTC Act by deceptively advertising two products for cancer patients: CellAssure, to treat cancer-related malnutrition, and Cognify, to treat “chemo fog.” A one-month supply of CellAssure sold for $248 and a one-month supply of Cognify sold for $79.

The FTC alleges that the defendants advertised the two products with a range of deceptive and unsupported health benefits for cancer patients. For example, the defendants described CellAssure as a medical breakthrough solution that “specifically addresses the malnutrition suffered by over 80% of all cancer patients” and claimed that CellAssure treats cancer with its “anti-cancer and anti-tumor properties.”

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