ChalkTalkJim: Breaking Down the Game - A Guide to the Future of Healthcare

Can a Cancer Therapy Win Without a Patent?

• Hosted by James Jordan • Episode 89

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Drug approval rewards a single patented product proven in large trials. 

Dr. Francisco Contreras of Oasis of Hope argues that this model leaves out personalized cell therapies and cheap natural compounds that no company will pay to test. 

We discuss why the FDA standard exists and asks whether government-funded studies should fill the gap to fund the evidence for products without a patent. A frank conversation about cancer, drugs, and alternative therapies.

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