With Avastin Approval For Breast Cancer, Will More Patients Hit Price Cap?

FDA approval of Genentech's Avastin for first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer may trigger the first significant trial of the biotech's Avastin patient assistance program, which caps annual drug expenditures at $55,000 for approved indications but has not seen much utilization by colorectal or non-small cell lung cancer patients