Cancer Drug Launched: New hope in the treatment of cancer, how effective is the drug worth Rs 2.15 lakh launched in India?

Tanstrive Cancer Drug Launched: A new option has been added to the field of cancer treatment in India. American pharma company Eli Lilly and Company has launched its anti-cancer drug Tanstrive in the Indian market. The company claims that this drug can be beneficial for those patients whose cancer is related to a particular gene mutation called RET. However, the price of this medicine is in lakhs, one box of which contains the medicines required for treatment for 14 days.

Cancer is one of the most serious diseases in the world today and its cases are continuously increasing in India too. In such a situation, the entry of a new medicine in the market is considered important for both patients and doctors. The special thing is that instead of affecting all cancer cells like traditional chemotherapy, Tanstrive directly targets the gene changes that promote the disease. If we understand in simple language, every cancer is not the same. In some cancer patients, special types of changes (mutations) are found in the genes of the body, which help the cancer cells to grow rapidly. This is one such change occurring in the RET gene. TanStrive works on this change.

medicine will affect the root

This medicine has been made for those cancer patients in whose body a change (mutation) is found in the RET gene. This gene change signals cancer cells to grow rapidly. Tanstrive works to block these false signals, which may help slow tumor growth. It tries to directly affect the root cause of the disease. The patient has to take this medicine twice a day. According to Winslow Tucker, President of Eli Lilly India, the era of gene-based and precise treatments is now increasing in the treatment of cancer. In such a situation, medicines like Tanstrive can provide a new option of modern and targeted treatment to Indian patients.

How much does a box cost?

Tanstrive medicine is available in 4 dosages in India, which are 40 mg, 80 mg, 120 mg and 160 mg tablets. The patient has to eat it twice a day. The company said that one box of the medicine costs around Rs 2.15 lakh and it contains the medicine required for treatment for 14 days. The world of cancer treatment is changing rapidly in the last few years. Whereas earlier similar medicines and treatments were available for most patients, now more emphasis is being given to gene-based treatment. Doctors first check the genes related to the patient’s disease and then decide the treatment.