7 Therapeutic Game-Changers in 2019

In a confirmatory trial, Exkivity did not meet the primary endpoint in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 mutations. It will remain available while Takeda works with the FDA on withdrawal timing.

In this episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Briana Contreras, editor with Managed Healthcare Executive spoke with Dr. Yuri Fesko, oncologist and vice president of Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics. In the conversation, Dr. Fesko addressed the ongoing issue of long gaps of times between receiving a diagnosis for a type of cancer and finally getting the treatment for it. Dr. Fesko shared the benefits a number of sectors receive when treating patients sooner and the steps to get there.

Selective estrogen receptor degraders are vying to join aromatase inhibitors and selective estrogen receptor modulators as therapy after the initial treatment of breast cancer.

MHE Associate Editor, Briana Contreras, spoke with CEO of Inteliquet, a cancer solutions provider that strives to match patients to clinical trials accurately and promptly in healthcare, Marie Lamont. In this episode Marie discusses the challenges that have affected clinical trials and cancer screenings and how to get trials back on track through technology to avoid the wave of undiagnosed patients post-COVID. She also shared how broadening them through diversity can improve trials.

Ocaliva and resmetirom may be approved by the FDA this year.

Sarepta Therapeutics and Roche are competing with Pfizer to develop the first gene replacement therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Sarepta and Roche are ahead after the FDA put a clinical hold on Pfizer’s product.