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STAT+: Civica Rx considers moving into chemo drugs as shortages worsen

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WASHINGTON — A nonprofit formed by hospitals to deal with drug shortages is considering a move into chemotherapies. Frustrated by drug shortages and the price spikes that typically ensue, executives from large hospital systems launched the nonprofit Civica Rx to deal with the problem in September 2018.

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First CAR T-cell therapy recommended on NHS

European Pharmaceutical Review

Through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), in 2018, England was the first European country to provide access to a CAR T-cell therapy to treat these blood cancers. Since then, over 500 patients in England have received axi-cel. CAR T-cell therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells (T-cells) to detect, target and destroy cancer cells.

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US Prescribing Information of Adcetris Updated to Include 6-Year Overall Survival of Hodgkin Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

In 2018, brentuximab vedotin was approved for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma based on an improvement in progression-free survival of 82.3% in combination with chemotherapy.

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Failed trial nixes another FDA approval, this time for BMS’ Istodax

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The HDAC inhibitor was given an accelerated approval by the FDA as a second-line PTCL therapy on the strength of overall response data, but a phase 3 study comparing Istodax to first-line chemotherapy showed no improvement on progression-free survival (PFS).

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Chemo-free regimen demonstrates efficacy in NSCLC

European Pharmaceutical Review

Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s Phase III MARIPOSA study is the first to show a clinically meaningful benefit in a chemotherapy-free regimen compared to the small molecule treatment TAGRISSO ® ( osimertinib ).

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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The PROpel study included 796 mCRPC patients who had not received prior chemotherapy or NHAs in the mCRPC setting. Trials peaked at 115 in 2018 before declining to 91 last year. Safety and tolerability were in line with that observed in prior trials and the known profiles of the medicines. So far, 68 trials have been initiated in 2023.

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NICE recommends first CAR-T cell therapy on NHS in England

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Yescarta is administered to the patient via a single intravenous infusion following the administration of a round of chemotherapy designed to accommodate the new cells and minimise the patient’s immune reaction to them. About 50% will ultimately relapse post-transplant. Since then, over 500 patients in England have received axi-cel.