PBS listing for ‘Australian success story’ blood cancer drug

The Australian

1 July 2022 - A pill that removes the need for chemotherapy for some cancer sufferers has been put on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and is expected to drastically improve the lives of people suffering from one of the rarest forms of blood cancer.

Called Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, the cancer is detected in about 90 Australians every year but unlike other cancers, it rarely goes into remission.

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