Amgen’s Imlygic Approval A Milestone For Oncolytic Cancer Vaccines

Company prices Imlygic (T-VEC) cancer vaccine at the average cost of $65,000, aims to launch within a week.

Amgen Inc. is set to launch the first FDA-approved oncolytic cancer vaccine Imylgic (T-VEC) in melanoma within a week, at an average cost of $65,000.

Pricing will vary depending on the patient and the company will “work with the health care community to implement a program that helps limit the average cost” to $65,000 for “eligible participating institutions,” the company said in a statement on Oct. 27 after the approval

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