Price of 40-year-old cancer drug hiked 1400% by new owners - KHOU

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Price of 40-year-old cancer drug hiked 1400% by new owners KHOU (CBS NEWS) -- Prices for a cancer drug called lomustine have skyrocketed nearly 1,400 percent since 2013, putting a potentially life-saving treatment out of reach for patients suffering from brain tumors and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Though the 40-year-old ... Cancer Drug Cost $50 a Pill in 2013. Today: $768Newser Cancer drug price rises 15-fold as owner raises cost for ninth time in four yearsThe Independent Drug company increases cost of life-saving cancer medication by 1400%Metro RT -Boing Boing -Patheos (blog) all 8 news articles »

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