Melanie Croce-Galis, RN, MPH explains the specificities of her work as patient engagement lead for Novartis Oncology in the US market, where significant disparities in patient access to information and to care throw up several challenges. Croce-Galis also outlines the work being done around CAR-T therapies and why integrating and amplifying the patient voice throughout the drug development process will benefit all stakeholders.
The patient is ultimately the reason why we work in this industry, but historically the patient experience has tended to be sidelined
