Here is also an indication of cost to treat CAR-T related cytokine
The upside of CAR-T therapies is the “unprecedented elimination of tumors in the majority of patients,” Hacohen explains, “with the downside of toxicity….You’re killing billions of cells in the body in weeks,” a response that dwarfs anything the immune system could stage unaided. This can lead to “cytokine storms,” as huge numbers of cancer cells die almost simultaneously and have to be flushed from patients. Experts in this technique have developed methods for controlling these storms, but the high cost of the approach—as much as $500,000 per patient—has made it the poster child for the troubling economics of modern cancer care .
Here is also an indication of cost to treat CAR-T related...
Add to My Watchlist
What is My Watchlist?
