Tag: Carboplatin

U.S. Cancer Centers Continue to See Chemotherapy Shortages, According to Update from NCCN

sarah JonasResearch Results

72% of the centers surveyed by NCCN continue to experience a shortage of carboplatin and 59% are still seeing a shortage of cisplatin. Overall, 86% of centers surveyed reported experiencing a shortage of at least one type of anti-cancer drug.

Pharmacologist: Cancer drug shortage is delaying lifesaving treatments

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This year, an estimated 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer. Now, a New York Institute of Technology pharmacology expert contends that these patients’ realities could grow increasingly harsher, as a monthslong shortage of chemotherapy drugs continues. Low supplies of…