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Lani · 12-13-2012, 12:16 AM

Dr. Ronald Levy of Stanford has been trying to grow drugs specific for individual patients in tobacco plants for about 15 years.

I had never heard of any group successfully making such complex drugs before

Yes, herceptin is expensive. But the retail price FAR FAR exceeds the wholesale price, sometimes by a factor of 10 !!

12-13-2012, 12:16 AM	#7
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	Re: A cheaper better way to manufacture herceptin, avastin, perjeta, TDM-1...Sheila w Dr. Ronald Levy of Stanford has been trying to grow drugs specific for individual patients in tobacco plants for about 15 years. I had never heard of any group successfully making such complex drugs before Yes, herceptin is expensive. But the retail price FAR FAR exceeds the wholesale price, sometimes by a factor of 10 !!