COSA 2017: Do new drugs require new models of funding?
Attendees at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting discussed whether new immunotherapy…
Browsing: cost of drugs
Size and scope of “paradigm shift in cancer therapy” revealed
Thousands of Australians who face imminent death from cancer could live longer if the use…
How to reduce expenditure on injectable cancer drugs
By Peter Gilbar for oncologynews.com.au The Problem Spending on cancer drugs is increasing at a…
Shorter herceptin breast cancer treatment may produce better results
Breast cancer patients who receive the drug herceptin for nine weeks as part of their…
Cancer drug prices must come down, say leading international research institutes
By Sarah Boseley – The Guardian. Top UK and US scientists say high cost for…
ASCO 2016: Cancer drug retail prices vastly different between countries
A pilot study revealed large differences in median retail prices for 23 cancer drugs in…
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme becoming unsustainable, says Senate committee
By Melissa Davey – The Guardian. Australia has the highest incidence of cancer in the world,…
New cancer drugs are very expensive – here’s how we work out value for our money
Jonathan Karnon, Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, and Laura C Edney. The Senate Standing Committee on Community…