How much does a box of Cabozantinib cost after medical insurance?

Cabozantinib (Cabozantinib) belongs to the kinase inhibitor class of drugs. It works by blocking the activity of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the spread of cancer cells. Cabozantinib is available in oral forms as tablets (Cabometyx) and capsules (Cometriq) and is usually taken once daily on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour before and 2 hours after a meal.

Caboozantinib is used alone or in combination with another chemotherapy drug to treat certain types of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC, a cancer that starts in kidney cells); it is also used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, a type of liver cancer ) in patients who have been treated with another chemotherapy drug; also used to treat a certain type of thyroid cancer in adults and children 12 years and older that has spread to nearby tissue or other parts of the body and has not responded to previous treatments and cannot be treated with radioactive iodine. Cabozantinib also treats a type of thyroid cancer that is getting worse and has spread to other parts of the body.

The original drug Cabozantinib is not on the market in China, so it cannot be included in medical insurance. There is currently no price for Cabozantinib after medical insurance. The original cabozantinib drug marketed overseas includes Japanese, Turkish and European versions. The price of tablets may be more than 30,000 yuan, and the price of capsule preparations may be more than 40,000 yuan (prices may fluctuate due to exchange rates). There are also generic drugs produced in other countries overseas, and their pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs. For example, the price of pharmaceuticals produced by Bangladeshi pharmaceutical factories may be more than 2,000 yuan (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate), which is relatively cheap.