Among some of the nation’s largest cancer centers, more than 90% have reported being directly affected by the current shortage of chemotherapy drugs in the United States, according to a new survey.
The survey results, released Wednesday by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, show that among 27 cancer centers across the country, the majority – 93% – have reported experiencing a shortage of the chemotherapy medication carboplatin, and 70% reported a similar shortage of the drug cisplatin. Carboplatin and cisplatin are used in combination to cure many types of cancer. “This is an unacceptable situation.
But only about 40% of centers have reported receiving any indication from manufacturers or suppliers about when carboplatin or cisplatin will be readily available. “These results demonstrate the widespread impact of the chemotherapy shortage,” Alyssa Schatz, senior director of policy and advocacy for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, said in the news release.
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