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Patents Over Patients

WE could make faster progress against cancer by changing the way drugs are developed

State College, Pa.

WE could make faster progress against cancer by changing the way drugs are developed. In the current system, if a promising compound can’t be patented, it is highly unlikely ever to make it to market — no matter how well it performs in the laboratory. The development of new cancer drugs is crippled as a result.

New Drug Points Up Problems in Developing Cancer Cures

Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 - Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis. Federal drug regulators will soon announce several initiatives that they hope will help salvage the field.