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Roche's Breast Cancer Franchise Boosted by Trial Data
Roche, the world's biggest maker of cancer drugs, got a boost on Monday as results of trials that will protect sales of its breast cancer drug Herceptin coincided with data showing a new drug in the franchise helped patients live longer.
Two trials on Roche's blockbuster Herceptin wiped out a risk that they could have indicated a shorter period of treatment than the current recommendation of one year - a finding that could have cost up to $1.5 billion in sales.
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Real-World Treatment Sequences and Cost Analysis of cBTKis in CLL
December 17th 2024Two posters presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology meeting evaluated overall survival and cost-offset of covalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors (cBTKis) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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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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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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How to Choose Between Fixed-Duration vs Continuous BTKi Therapy for CLL
December 10th 2024Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, a practicing pharmacist and health system director at Sutter Health, discussed the decision-making process for selecting between fixed-duration options and continuous Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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