Wednesday 17 December 2014

Exclusive: Amgen leukemia drug to carry $178,000 price tag

An Amgen sign is seen at the company's office in South San Francisco By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Amgen Inc on Wednesday said its new type of treatment for a deadly form of leukemia would cost about $178,000 when it becomes available this month, which would make it one of the world's most expensive cancer drugs. Company spokeswoman Danielle Bertrand said the price for the infused medicine, called Blincyto, would reflect two courses of treatment, at $89,000 per cycle. U.S. regulators on Dec. ...




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