{"id":879940,"date":"2026-09-04T17:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879940\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:08:15","slug":"new-pancreatic-cancer-drug-offers-hope-but-raises-access-questions-with-a-hefty-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879940\/","title":{"rendered":"New pancreatic cancer drug offers hope but raises access questions with a hefty price tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A newly approved pancreatic cancer drug is offering new hope for some patients, but its nearly half-million-dollar price tag is raising questions about who will be able to access it and how families might afford it.<\/p>\n<p>The treatment\u2019s cost is expected to intensify concerns about affordability as patients and providers weigh potential benefits against financial barriers. <\/p>\n<p>The high price could also shape how quickly the drug becomes available through insurance coverage and other assistance options.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Marc Kahn joined ARC Las Vegas to discuss what the treatment could mean for pancreatic cancer patients, including the broader implications for access to care. Watch the interview below! <\/p>\n<p><p>Interview with Dr. Marc Kahn<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A newly approved pancreatic cancer drug is offering new hope for some patients, but its nearly half-million-dollar price&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[64,63,137,490],"class_list":["post-879940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}