An exclusive analysis for Kaiser Health News found that only 48 percent of eligible breast cancer patients today get a recommended shorter radiation regimen, in spite of the additional costs and inconvenience of the longer type.
Costs for CAR T-cell therapies will be far higher than many have imagined, reaching $1 million or more per patient, according to leading cancer experts. The next CAR T-cell drug could be approved as soon as November.
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