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Slow, Costly Process Stymies Generic Biotech Drugs
One of the pledges of the Obama administration's healthcare overhaul was to enable cheaper copies of expensive biotech drugs, but the savings may not be as deep or come as quickly as hoped.
Healthcare companies and industry experts say questions over how the market will work and the specter of patent litigation mean robust competition for generic biotech drugs might wait until the end of the decade. The regulatory requirements - which could force drugmakers to spend more money on testing - could mean eventual cost savings for payers of as little as 10 or 20 percent per treatment.
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Source: Reuters
Nomogram Predicts Overall Survival in Patients With Ovarian Cancer, Liver Metastases
January 9th 2025Researchers developed and validated a nomogram to predict 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival (OS) in patients with ovarian cancer and liver metastases (OCLM), outperforming an external model in stability and accuracy.
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Managed Care Cast Presents: BTK Inhibitors in Treatment-Naive Patients With CLL and MCL
December 26th 2024A trio of experts discuss the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, including cost considerations.
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AI's Role in Oncology: Supporting, Not Replacing, Health Care Providers
January 9th 2025In this second half of our interview with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Travis Osterman, DO, MS, FAMIA, FASCO, he discusses opportunities for advancing the smart use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care.
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