Global Perspective

According to Regeneron, the drug is a bispecific antibody that binds to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) on cancerous plasma cells and CD3 on T cells, directing the immune system to attack and destroy multiple myeloma cells.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

FDA officials have determined that information regarding the risks for six CAR T-cell therapies can be communicated through product labeling, which includes a boxed warning for the risks of cytokine release syndrome and neurological toxicities.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

Physician ownership of facilities and joint ventures with major chains also increased substantially from 2005 to 2019.

A new study found that patients with hemophilia A could safely switch directly from emicizumab to Mim8 without a washout period, meaning they did not need to stop treatment before starting the new medication and could maintain continuous protection against bleeding.