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BMS Deals Set to Boost Company's Oncology Pipeline
The deals, with Flexus and Rigel, will add another molecule to the company's immunotherapy pipeline and also provide access to a TGF-beta receptor inhibitor to be used in combination with Yervoy and Opdivo.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced two deals valued at a total of about $1.6 billion that will further strengthen the drugmaker’s oncology pipeline.
The deals with Flexus Biosciences Inc. and Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. will add to Bristol’s portfolio of treatments that use the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. New York-based Bristol has shed units in other areas to focus heavily on a new generation of oncology treatments.
Bristol agreed to acquire closely held Flexus in a deal valued at as much as $1.25 billion, assuming certain development milestones are met, the companies said in a statement Monday. The deal gives Bristol full rights to Flexus’s F001287 immunotherapy, which the company plans to move into human trials in the second half of the year. Current shareholders of Flexus, which is based in San Carlos, California, will be part of a spinoff that will retain its earlier-stage immunotherapies.
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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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Uniting to Support Patients With Cancer Beyond Treatment
November 17th 2024Kasey Bond, MPH, of Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, speaks to why it’s vital to keep patients at the center of all strategic partnerships between academic institutions and community-based oncology practices.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bridging Cancer Care Gaps and Overcoming Medical Mistrust
November 13th 2024In this clip from our interview with Oscar B. Lahoud, MD, cochair of our Institute for Value-Based Medicine® evening hosted with NYU Langone Health, he addressed medical mistrust in underrepresented communities.
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How English- and Spanish-Preferring Patients With Cancer Decide on Emergency Care
November 13th 2024Care delivery innovations to help patients with cancer avoid emergency department visits are underused. The authors interviewed English- and Spanish-preferring patients at 2 diverse health systems to understand why.
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