With one manufacturer and little money to be made, supplies of a critical cancer drug are dwindling

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT)

Bob Field was set to kick off his second course of BCG — a potent immunotherapy that treats his fast-growing bladder cancer. Instead, the New York City banking executive got a call from his urologist’s office, canceling that week’s appointment: They were running low on vials of BCG and rationing their dwindling supplies. Field was no longer eligible.  Continue reading article here…

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