Role Of Cost And Evidence In Value-Based Purchasing Highlighted By Zaltrap Price Adjustment
Executive Summary
Sanofi’s recent reduction of the Zaltrap price after the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center said it would not provide the drug to its advanced colorectal cancer patients due to its high cost relative to Avastin highlights the role cost and available clinical evidence will have as payers make value-based purchasing decisions.
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