Velcade

Patent protection and expiration is one of the hot topics in the healthcare industry. Patent protection results in high sales and profits for the initial developers and innovators of the drugs, and as per various estimates, the gross profit margins for the Patent protected drugs exceed 90% in some cases. However, t...

Multiple Myeloma, the second most common type of malignant cancer first being Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is a type of cancer which is formed due to the presence of malignant plasma cells in bone marrow. Due to the vigorous proliferation of highly abnormal, unstable cells circulating via the bloodstream and lymph nodes, ...

The industry's 10 biggest-selling cancer drugs generated combined sales of $37.4billion in 2013, with Roche's Rituxan, Avastin and Herceptin franchises extending their lead at the top of this league table. With combined sales of around $21 billion, these three drugs alone accounted for approximately 56 percent of t...