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Malignant
How Bad Policy and Bad Evidence Harm People with Cancer
Book • 2020
In 'Malignant', Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad critiques the current state of oncology, highlighting issues such as lax regulatory standards, financial conflicts of interest, and the overemphasis on surrogate endpoints in clinical trials.
He argues for reforms to ensure that cancer drugs provide meaningful benefits at lower costs.
The book offers insights into how cancer trials are conducted and how drugs are approved, proposing solutions to improve cancer medicine.
He argues for reforms to ensure that cancer drugs provide meaningful benefits at lower costs.
The book offers insights into how cancer trials are conducted and how drugs are approved, proposing solutions to improve cancer medicine.
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Mentioned in 5 episodes
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Bob Kaplan as a book he is currently reading, focusing on public health policy and cancer.
Bob Kaplan as a book he is currently reading, focusing on public health policy and cancer.
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#103 - Looking back on the first 99 episodes: Strong Convictions, Loosely Held
Mentioned by Vinay Prasad as the book that discusses the state of cancer research and pharmaceuticals.
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Vinay Prasad on Pharmaceuticals, the FDA, and the Death of Duty
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Russ Roberts in the introduction, referencing Dr. Vinay Prasad 's previous appearance on the show.
Russ Roberts in the introduction, referencing Dr. Vinay Prasad 's previous appearance on the show. Vinay Prasad on the Pandemic
