Novartis’ statement is more than troubling, it’s pablum. They have no hard evidence their overpriced drug helps patients live longer or better. They have evidence that it satisfies a surrogate endpoint. Surrogate endpoints are, by design, artificial goals. They may be biologically informative but they do not answer the question, “Does this drug help cancer patients live longer or better?” Clinicians should boycott this drug until it proves to be at least non-inferior to taxanes.
I attempted to share this article on FB
(fascist book)-they removed it....goes against community standards..... Censorship-enough said.
That is outrageous.... What the heck is going on in our society????
Why was it removed?
Novartis’ statement is more than troubling, it’s pablum. They have no hard evidence their overpriced drug helps patients live longer or better. They have evidence that it satisfies a surrogate endpoint. Surrogate endpoints are, by design, artificial goals. They may be biologically informative but they do not answer the question, “Does this drug help cancer patients live longer or better?” Clinicians should boycott this drug until it proves to be at least non-inferior to taxanes.
Thank you for this important information. Thank you so much for your time. Very much appreciated.
In the Netherlands, we currently only reimburse “hospital compounding,” which is an affordable alternative.