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Nivolumab Receives Extended Approval for Advanced Lung Cancer
The PD-1 inhibitor antibody was approved by the FDA for use in patients who have progressed on platinum-based treatment.
Patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on platinum-based chemotherapy now have the option of treatment with nivolumab (Opdivo).
Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said, “There is still a lot to learn about the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway and its effects in lung cancer, as well as other tumor types. While Opdivo showed an overall survival benefit in certain non-small cell lung cancer patients, it appears that higher expression of PD-L1 in a patient’s tumor predicts those most likely to benefit.”
Read the FDA press release here.
Sarcoma Care: Biomarker Advancements Shape the Future
October 24th 2024At the regional Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event in Boston, Vinayak Venkataraman, MD, medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, was a panelist for the discussion, “Recent Advancements in Identifying Predictive Biomarkers for Sarcomas."
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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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Prediagnosis Diet Improves Survival in Black Women With Deadly Ovarian Cancer
October 24th 2024Moderate prediagnosis adherence to dietary guidelines was associated with improved survival rates among Black women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, the most common and lethal type of ovarian cancer.
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Insurance Insights: Dr Jason Shafrin Estimates DMD Insurance Value
July 18th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the July 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that estimates the insurance value of novel Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment.
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Rozanolixizumab Effective in Patients with MuSK MG, Analysis Shows
October 23rd 2024A new subgroup analysis of patients with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibody-positive (Ab+) myasthenia gravis (MG) shows rozanolixizumab (Rystiggo) contributes to meaningful symptom improvement.
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