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Targeted cancer therapies expand oncology market by raising treatment age limit, report finds

Published in Health Insurance Week, December 31st, 2006

Decision Resources, Inc., a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that targeted cancer therapies are expanding the oncology market by increasing the age limit for treatment, but some elderly patients will not benefit from the molecular revolution.

According to a new PhysicianForum report titled "Targeted Cancer Therapies: Treatment and Reimbursement Issues," more than 80% of oncologists say that the availability of targeted cancer therapies is increasing the number of elderly patients who they treat; 64% of these respondents state that the increase is due to fewer side effects associated with targeted agents compared with...

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