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US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

China’s new cancer drug Toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times more

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China’s new cancer drug Toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times more

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US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

US$280 in China, US$8,892 in the US: new Chinese cancer drug gets FDA approval

Following the approval of Toripalimab by the Food and Drug Administration, two more Chinese-made cancer drugs have received approval for distribution in the US.

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1 year ago

Probably the same, if not more.

$8k is for a single dose though. If a full course of treatment is more than one or two doses…