Velcade

Jul 30, 2024

Multiple Myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer after non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is characterized by the presence of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. The diagnosis involves identifying these highly abnormal and unstable cells, which proliferate aggressively and spread through the bloodstream and ...

Mar 30, 2022

Patent protection and expiration is one of the hot topics in the healthcare industry. Patent protection results in high sales and profits for the initial developers and innovators of the drugs, and as per various estimates, the gross profit margins for the Patent protected drugs exceed 90% in some cases. However, t...

Jul 25, 2014

The industry's 10 biggest-selling cancer drugs generated combined sales of $37.4billion in 2013, with Roche's Rituxan, Avastin and Herceptin franchises extending their lead at the top of this league table. With combined sales of around $21 billion, these three drugs alone accounted for approximately 56 percent of t...