Oncology
Your most important decision
Choosing a strategic partner is one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your oncology therapy. With clinical, regulatory and market access expertise, a global distribution network, and expansive provider connections, we dive deep on the moments that matter. Setting you up for success not just today but for the entire treatment journey.
1,500K+
successful brand launches globally
28
countries with local market access support
12K+
regulatory submissions annually
You only get one chance to successfully launch your product
You've dedicated so much to developing a breakthrough therapy. Don’t leave its success to chance. Avoid costly missteps with our proven solutions, backed by over 45 years of industry experience. You'll gain access to our worldwide distribution network, global expertise, intimate understanding of local markets, and more. Better yet? We tailor every strategy to your product — for faster speeds to market and greater confidence.
Research and development
Your therapy's promise can't wait
Your therapy holds so much promise. But the path to market is complex. That’s why success demands an orchestrated strategy. One that's backed by expertise. One that harmonizes the full product journey. One that acts with urgency. Our seasoned teams will guide you...
Product commercialization
Go further with expertise
For over 45 years, Cencora has helped deliver transformative therapies to market. Our expert teams — including board-certified oncology pharmacists, former regulatory body members, and commercialization strategists — understand regional nuances. They’ll guide...
Post-launch
Get more from your product's lifecycle
Looking to maximize mature portfolio revenue? Or maybe even expand to new markets? With broad-ranging capabilities — from pharmacovigilance to market access — we’ll help you do just that, supporting greater efficiency and managing costs. Navigate regulatory complexities while capturing end-of-lifecycle revenue with...
Proven strategy for proven results
Every product is unique and faces its own complex challenges. We’ve honed our oncology solutions through 45 years and 1500+ brand launches. And we’ll tailor these strategies to your product — taking you further. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve helped our partners achieve:
Pioneering dossier submission
Led the development of first-ever tumor-agnostic dossier submission through the HTA
Telling a better value story
Carved out a unique value story for a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer despite a crowded and competitive market
Crafting a dynamic launch strategy
Guided a small biopharma company past challenges, through an integrated approach, and toward a successful first launch — including commercialization strategy, pharmacovigilance, AMCP dossiers, pricing strategy, and a plan for safe and secure distribution
Engaging in HCPs at launch
Crafted smart GPO engagement strategy for an oncology product launch, overcoming the company’s post-acquisition challenges with effective contract design, marketing, and targeted educational outreach
Research and development
Because the promise of your therapy just can’t wait
Your therapy holds so much promise. But the path to market is complex. That’s why success demands an orchestrated strategy. One that's backed by expertise. One that harmonizes the full product journey. One that acts with urgency. Our seasoned teams can help. They’ll guide you at every step to accelerate success, avoid costly missteps, and help your groundbreaking therapies reach those who need them most.
Comprehensive solutions for every stage of development
Navigate the complexities of early discovery through clinical development strategy and support with our specialized services, including:
- Non-clinical development
- Clinical development
- Regulatory strategy
- Pharmacology and translational medicine
- Biostatistics
- Chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC)
Product commercialization
Regulations vary by region. Your success shouldn’t.
For over 45 years, Cencora helped deliver transformative therapies to market. Our expert teams — including board-certified oncology pharmacists, former regulatory body members, expert statisticians, and commercialization strategists — understand regional nuances. They’ll guide your product’s early development for successful submissions. And they’ll strengthen your clinical and regulatory approach for faster market entry and beyond.
Our commitment to partnership and comprehensive distribution capabilities supports the entire product journey with:
- Nationwide distribution of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and supportive care products to community practices
- Largest specialty pharmaceutical distributor for oncology and supportive care products to health systems
- Servicing 95% of US hospitals and other sites of care
Post-launch
Get more life out of your product’s lifecycle
Looking to maximize mature portfolio revenue? Or maybe even expand to new markets? With broad-ranging capabilities — from pharmacovigilance to market access — we’ll help you do just that, maximizing efficiency and cutting costs. Navigate regulatory complexities while capturing end-of-lifecycle revenue with our suite of solutions and global-to-local expertise. Discover new revenue sources with these solutions ideal for mature products:
Bring your life-changing therapy to life
Global health regulations are continually evolving and complex — especially for advanced therapies. That’s why you need a partner with deep oncology expertise. Regular engagements with global agencies inform our strategic guidance. Rely on our CMC services and proven history of launching complex and transformative therapies to launch with confidence.
Improving patient access to innovative therapies is anything but straightforward. Our experts will help you refine your value proposition so it resonates with global healthcare decision-makers. You’ll get timely advice on market access strategy and execution across the product lifecycle, and we will work with you to identify the right data to address research needs and evidence generation.
Free your safety and clinical teams to focus on their own strategic priorities. We’ll handle all your pharmacovigilance needs. Our dedicated PV software and global safety experts will ease the way. You gain local expertise and a trusted partner from clinical development through post-market surveillance. This improves the speed, accuracy, and consistency of safety data and reporting and fuels compliant growth in existing and new markets worldwide.
Your oncology therapy’s success hinges on maintaining the highest quality standards. We’ll help you stay compliant, from early-stage development to market withdrawal. We follow good practice (GxP) guidelines and feature broad competencies in GxP quality management so you can stay confident even in the most complex regulatory environments.
Oncology therapies can have complex handling requirements — from cold storage to insulated packaging. Our global distribution centers are equipped to handle whatever your product demands. We’ll design a channel strategy that helps you succeed and adapts as your product matures. We also provide solutions for order-to-cash management, to support market and patient access, even for high-cost drugs.
It all starts with the patient. Our guiding principle is simple: When your patients are well supported, so is your product. With decades of oncology experience and expertise, our collaborative and patient-centric approach prioritizes the patient experience throughout their unique treatment journey. Helping you support the patient’s ability to start, stay on, and navigate coverage for prescribed therapies, our experienced teams work closely with providers and their staff to support access and reimbursement issues so patients benefit from therapy – sooner.
Cencora excels in managing the logistics and transportation of lifesaving therapies, with over 45 years of experience managing shipments worldwide. Our extensive network of 140 3PL facilities and transport stations ensures reliable, efficient, and safe supply chain management for high-value products. So you can free yourself to focus on breakthroughs. Rest assured, we’ll get them there safely and securely,
Tapping into greater connections for greater success
Informing your strategy with real-world feedback can take your product’s journey from good to great. We lean on our deep immersion in the oncology community to do just that, connecting with oncologists and healthcare decision-makers daily for vital feedback. With this feedback, our experts flag problems early, craft smarter strategies, and streamline commercialization.
Leading clinical support
including oncology-certified nurses (OCNs)
~100%
of US hospitals serviced
~50%
of specialty distribution sales are oncology products across 277 product families
100%
of NCCN centers are active customers
FormularyDecisions
the largest healthcare decision-maker database, representing 269 million covered lives across the US
Connect with our Oncology experts
Schedule time with our experts to discuss:
- Clinical development strategy and support
- Regulatory consulting
- Market access and reimbursement
- Pharmacovigilance
- Quality
- 3PL Logistics
- Distribution
- Patient support program services
- Provider education