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Dec 7, 2022

SABCS: After Enhertu's modest showing in neoadjuvant breast cancer, Daiichi Sankyo's clinical oncology chief wants to see more


 Pfizer's RSV vaccine rush gets FDA boost with priority review


 Faced with costly discharge bottlenecks, hospitals want Congress to pay for patients’ extended stays


Ultromics’ ultrasound AI scores FDA clearance for spotting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction


 On its annual list of price hike offenders, ICER calls out Bausch's Xifaxan, J&J's Invega 

 

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SABCS: After Enhertu's modest showing in neoadjuvant breast cancer, Daiichi Sankyo's clinical oncology chief wants to see more

In an investigator-initiated phase 2 study of Enhertu in neoadjuvant HER-2 low breast cancer, just one patient achieved the trial's “tried and true” pre-surgery endpoint of pathologic complete response, Daiichi’s clinical oncology chief Mark Rutstein said in an interview ahead of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
 

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Pfizer's RSV vaccine rush gets FDA boost with priority review

Pfizer is rushing to get its RSV vaccine out the door and into arms. A priority review from the FDA will certainly help.

Faced with costly discharge bottlenecks, hospitals want Congress to pay for patients' extended stays

Per a new report from the American Hospital Association, the average hospital length-of-stay has increased by 19.2% from 2019 to 2022 as well as by nearly 24% for patients being discharged to a post-acute care provider.

Ultromics’ ultrasound AI scores FDA clearance for spotting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The agency cleared the University of Oxford spinout’s EchoGo solution to help diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF.

On its annual list of price hike offenders, ICER calls out Bausch's Xifaxan, J&J's Invega

On ICER’s annual list of drugs that had unjustified price increases in 2021, Bausch’s Xifaxan and Johnson & Johnson’s Invega Sustenna caused the most additional spending in the U.S. The treatments displaced Humira as the top offender in 2020.

With a new No. 1, Avrobio hopes to get investors back on gene therapy bandwagon

It’s been a year since Avrobio suffered a blow to its gene therapy ambitions with the failure of a Fabry disease program. Now, the biotech is ready to reintroduce itself to investors with a small positive dataset for its new No. 1 priority and the go-ahead from the FDA to advance the clinical program in a rare disease.

Fresenius Medical Care CEO Kriwet leaves 'at her own request' after 2 months

After months of lead-up, Carla Kriwet, Ph.D., spent only a few weeks at the helm of Fresenius Medical Care.

CMS proposes certain payers implement electronic prior authorization systems by 2026

CMS issued a proposal rule to implement electronic prior authorization by 2026 for Medicare Advantage, ACA and Medicaid managed care plans, replacing a 2020 rule that was withdrawn.

Sanofi's new drug ingredients spinoff EuroAPI drops sales guidance to €980M after Hungarian manufacturing flub

In the world of CDMOs, good manufacturing practices are sacrosanct. Now, less than a year after EuroAPI’s launch, Sanofi’s drug ingredients arriviste is getting a firsthand lesson in what to do when those processing standards lapse.

Neurocrine's $45M bet goes 0 for 2 with rare epilepsy flop following negative essential tremor trial

Neurocrine Biosciences’ $45 million rare pediatric epilepsy bet has fallen at an early clinical hurdle. Thirty months after licensing the selective T-type calcium channel inhibitor, the biotech has reported its second setback in quick succession with the failure to beat placebo in a small phase 2 clinical trial.

Titan Medical furloughs 40 employees, cancels share consolidation vote to cut costs

Less than a week after announcing that it’s actively exploring a possible sale, merger or other “significant transaction” to help stay afloat, Titan Medical has taken some cost-cutting measures to tide itself over.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement, AMA lead new cross-stakeholder coalition to improve equity

Co-led by IHI and the American Medical Association, the Rise to Health Coalition is seeking industry partners including payers, providers, pharma and biotech companies. They plan to address inequities through shared solutions and actions. 

Lysogene, looking for saving grace after trial flop, suspends stock trading and seeks partners

On the heels of a failed phase 2/3 study, Lysogene has suspended trading of its shares and is seeking potential partnerships and investors in an effort to stay afloat. 
 
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