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Report: New owner jacks up price of cancer drug

Name: Report: New owner jacks up price of cancer drug
Uploaded: 2017-12-26T13:49:36-0500
Duration: 39 s
Description: Prices for a 40-year-old cancer drug called lomustine have skyrocketed nearly 1,400 percent since 2013. The Wall Street Journal reports the price hike came after a company called NextSource acquired the drug.

Prices for a 40-year-old cancer drug called lomustine have skyrocketed nearly 1,400 percent since 2013. The Wall Street Journal reports the price hike came after a company called NextSource acquired the drug.