How much does it cost to bring a cancer drug to market?

Study finds the amount is significantly less than widely reported

By Amanda Gibbs September 11, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., OHSU School of Medicine assistant professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology); OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researcher. (OHSU)

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H.

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) in the OHSU School of Medicine, member of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and senior scholar in the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H.

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) in the OHSU School of Medicine, member of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and senior scholar in the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H.

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) in the OHSU School of Medicine, member of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and senior scholar in the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)