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Only You Can Decide If a Drug’s Risk is Acceptable

In trials for new drugs, adverse events are inevitable. When it comes to drugs that treat cancer, those potential harms…

FDA

Updated:July 3, 2022

Drugs Approved More Quickly Have Less Robust Clinical Trials

By Alanna M.2 Mins ReadUpdated:July 3, 2022

Many drugs approved through the FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy designation had clinical trials that enrolled fewer patients and lacked randomization, compared…

Updated:July 2, 2022

Quick Hits: Questions Over Accelerated Approval and Availability of Drugs Under Expanded Access

By Alanna M.3 Mins ReadUpdated:July 2, 2022

A new study is questioning whether accelerated approvals for cancer drugs have benefitted patients. In 2012, Congress approved legislation that…

Blogs

Is Right-to-Try the Best Path for Experimental Meds?

By Suzanne B. Robotti3 Mins Read

What to do when you or your loved one has exhausted all standard medical options. A federal Right-to-Try Law (RTT)…

Updated:July 2, 2022

Quick Hits: Biologics and Cancer Therapies Top Drug Spend, E-Cigs Less Toxic Than Cigarettes & More

By Alanna M.2 Mins ReadUpdated:July 2, 2022

The top three categories of pharmaceutical spending in 2016 were biologic anti-inflammatory drugs, diabetes medications and cancer therapies. In its…

Your Meds

When Touted Cancer Drugs Don’t Work

By Steven Findlay5 Mins Read

Not all prescription drugs are created equal. Some work better than others. Some are riskier than others. Some probably shouldn’t…

News

Is the Efficacy of Cancer Drugs Overstated?

By Jonathan Block2 Mins Read

The people chosen for clinical trials of cancer drugs are often not indicative of “real world” cancer patients, meaning some…

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Browsing: cancer drugs

Only You Can Decide If a Drug’s Risk is Acceptable

Drugs Approved More Quickly Have Less Robust Clinical Trials

Quick Hits: Questions Over Accelerated Approval and Availability of Drugs Under Expanded Access

Is Right-to-Try the Best Path for Experimental Meds?

Quick Hits: Biologics and Cancer Therapies Top Drug Spend, E-Cigs Less Toxic Than Cigarettes & More

When Touted Cancer Drugs Don’t Work

Is the Efficacy of Cancer Drugs Overstated?

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