Provenge costs $93,000 for a course of treatment and extends life by an average of four months.
Provenge治疗一个疗程花费9.3万美元,延长生命平均四个月。
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The Food and Drug Administration last April finally approved Provenge, a prostate cancer vaccine that stimulates the body's own immune system to attack tumors.
He expects similar approaches to other cancers, such as melanoma, kidney cancer and lymphoma, to be approved in five to 10 years and that tweaks to Provenge will see it further extend people's lives.