ASCO Review: A Closer Look At Value By Tumor Type

17 Jun 2016

• By Emily Hayes

ASCO's big push on providing value came through loud and clear in annual meeting sessions on multiple myeloma, breast cancer, colon cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

Concerns about the cost of cancer care and drug prices in particular continue to be front and center at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, where this year the organizers incorporated discussions of new value assessment tools throughout the agenda.

The group used its annual meeting as a vehicle to highlight issues surrounding value, ASCO Chief Medical Officer Richard Schilsky...