Price rises outstripping progress in cancer, study says

13 April 2018

A study published by an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) journal has concluded that improvements in the clinical benefits of cancer drugs have come at a slower pace than rises in their price.

The study, published in the Journal of Oncology Practice, came to this finding using the ASCO value framework and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) magnitude of clinical benefit scale.

Many similar studies to make judgements on whether new cancer drugs are worth their high price tags have been carried out in recent years, but this one has considerable value given the ASCO and ESMO are the leading oncology societies in the USA and Europe respectively.

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