The Importance of Economic Trade-offs in Cancer Drug Pricing

At this point, the rising cost of oncology care in the United States barely needs introduction. Cancer drugs account for approximately 10% of the total prescription drug market.1QuintilesIMS Institute Medicines Use and Spending in the U.S.: A Review of 2016 and Outlook to 2021. QuintilesIMS Institute, Parsippany, NJ2017Google Scholar Although the share of overall prescription spending in total health care spending has increased slightly in...