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Amgen's new cancer drug treatment to cost US$178,000

Tue, Dec 23, 2014 - 5:50 AM

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AMGEN Inc's leukaemia drug Blincyto will cost US$178,000 for a standard course of treatment, continuing a trend of high prices for immunotherapy, the newest wave of cancer treatments.

The price includes two US$89,000 cycles of therapy, the median duration of treatment...

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