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New anticancer drugs. why their cost worries doctors?

Over the past fifteen years, the treatment of many types of cancer has been transformed by the development of innovative therapies such as immunotherapy, cell therapy, or targeted therapy. The understanding of tumor processes has also advanced dramatically. cancers are now increasingly classified by their genetic characteristics rather than by organ. Originally reserved for metastatic pathologies, these innovations are now targeting less advanced stages of cancer, and therefore a larger number of patients. The cost of these treatments is placing a growing burden on the health care system and causing concern among physicians. The National Academy of Medicine just released a report “Problems caused by new molecules in oncology”which points out system limits and suggests ways of improvement, production evaluation tools.

One of the merits of this report is the insight…

Source: Le Figaro

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