Patient advocacy group is spearheading the genomics-driven trial, which will assess if stratification may finally be possible in pancreatic cancer.

The year-on-year growth rate of pancreatic cancer drug sales will be around 10% until peaking at around $1bn in 2023. The growth will be driven primarily by strong uptake of Celgene's Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel albumin bond) for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a recent forecast by Datamonitor Healthcare.

Part 2: High costs are built into the rare disease business model. Participants at a roundtable discussion led by Scrip at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference talked about how much they are feeling the pressure on pricing.