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Amgen's Ovarian Cancer Drug Fails to Improve OS
Trebananib combined with paclitaxel improved survival by a month compared to the placebo, from 18.3 months to 19.3 months.
said its experimental ovarian cancer drug did not show statistically significant improvement in overall survival rate in a late-stage trial.
Patients given the drug, trebananib, along with a chemotherapy agent paclitaxel, experienced overall survival of 19.3 months, compared with 18.3 months for the placebo group.
Statistically significant improvement in overall survival was the secondary goal of the trial.
The trial, TRINOVA-1, is the first of three late-stage studies to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the drug in ovarian cancer patients.
The company in 2013 reported results on the main goal of trial, where patients survived longer without the disease getting worse when compared with a placebo.
Link to the complete press release: http://reut.rs/10rAZC6
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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