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Chiugray

12/01/24 2:23 AM

#734929 RE: reachjo #734922

Reachjo, You are exactly right.

Off-label drug use is common in cancer treatment because
- many cancer drugs are effective against more than one type of cancer
- cancer treatment often involves the use of combination chemotherapy
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The FDA usually does not approve combinations of chemotherapy. There are so many of them that it would not be practical to approve each combination.

Health insurance coverage of off-label drugs in cancer treatment
Medicare and many insurance companies pay for off-label drugs for cancer treatment, as long as the off-label uses are listed in an approved compendium. A compendium is a collection of drug summaries put together by experts who have reviewed data about the drug’s use in patients.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/off-label
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