Should Pharma Firms Cover CDx Costs For Precision Cancer Drugs?
Executive Summary
Significant financial reward awaits drugmakers that invest more in companion diagnostics during the development and marketing of precision cancer drugs, says Peter Keeling, CEO of Diaceutics – but Novartis warns that relying on pharma firms to fund these tests is unsustainable.
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