In the long-running war to hold down health care spending, controlling cancer chemotherapy costs looms as the next great battleground. Pharmaceutical companies…
As expected the FDA today removed Avastin’s approval for use as a breast cancer treatment. The drug will remain on the market…
I’m a big fan of cost containment in health care. But I’m dead set against using a $50 shot of Avastin in…
The use of Avastin for breast cancer was addressed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week. The outcome was devastating…
We’ve heard a lot over the years about the inappropriate role of lawyers in the medical system. The complaints usually center on…
The two-day hearing on Genentech’s appeal of the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to remove the breast cancer indication from Avastin’s label…