Xalkori And Zelboraf: The Highs And Lows Of Commercializing Targeted Cancer Drugs
Executive Summary
Pfizer’s lung cancer drug Xalkori and Roche’s melanoma drug Zelboraf launched last year in tandem with companion diagnostics. But a slow launch trajectory compared to other recent cancer drugs points to pitfalls for marketing a drug to just a subset of patients.
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