CMS to Increase Reimbursement for New Sickle Cell Gene Therapies through Outcomes-Based Agreements

CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), Sickle Cell Gene Therapies, Increased Reimbursement, Outcomes-Based Agreements (OBAs), Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, Medicaid Access, Casgevy, Lyfgenia, Fertility Preservation Services, Equitable Access, Administrative Burden Reduction

Gritstone Cancer Vaccine Trial Misses Primary Endpoint, Stock Plummets

Gritstone, Personalized Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, Colorectal Cancer, Phase 2 Study Failure, Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Stock Market Reaction

Bristol Myers Squibb’s KRAZATI Confirmed Effective in Pivotal Phase 3 KRYSTAL-12 Trial Following Accelerated Approval

Bristol Myers Squibb, KRAZATI (adagrasib), Pivotal Phase 3 trial, KRYSTAL-12 study, Primary endpoint met, Progression-free survival (PFS), Overall response rate (ORR), Confirmatory trial, Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Locally advanced or metastatic, KRASG12C mutation, Accelerated approval, Continued approval contingent on clinical benefit verification, FDA assigned PDUFA goal date of June 21/ 2024

Medicare Coverage Gap Linked to Reduced Prescription Rates for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

GLP-1 drugs, Medicare coverage gap, Lower prescription rates, Obesity treatment, Semaglutide (Wegovy), Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), Liraglutide (Saxenda), Healthcare costs, Truveta study