Value Propositions

dding trastuzumab to standard cisplatinum/fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy for patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer results in a median survival of 13.8 months, compared with 11.1 months with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study (Lancet. 2010;376 [9742]:687-97. Epub 2010 Aug 19).
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Washington, DC—Complex partnerships among cancer care stakeholders, including drug manufacturers, are becoming the norm.
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Chicago, IL—The rising costs of cancer drugs and medical services, along with increased copays and high deductibles for patients, are adding a serious financial hardship to patients diagnosed with cancer, according to Neal J. Meropol, MD, Associate Director, Clinical Programs, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Medicare now provides coverage for the only FDA-approved noninvasive stool DNA screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC), after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final National Coverage Determination in October.
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