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Lawmakers Urge Lowering Prices of Cancer Treatment Xtandi

Jan. 11, 2023, 6:09 PM UTC
Alisa Parenti
Alisa Parenti

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Angus King and Rep. Lloyd Doggett urge HHS secretary in a letter to work to lower the price of the prescription drug Xtandi, used to treat prostate cancer.

  • The treatment was developed with federal funds, but Americans pay as much as six times the cost paid by patients in other countries, the lawmakers say

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