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'Most' cancer meds approved under FDA's accelerated pathway couldn't prove survival benefit after 5 years: study

Fierce Pharma

Many cancer meds approved under the FDA's accelerated approval pathway from 2013 to 2017 didn't improve overall survival after more than five years of follow-up research, the study found. One hallmark of the FDA's accelerated approval pathway is the requirement that medicines prove their benefits in confirmatory trials.

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Roche looks to grow Gazyva's reach with phase 3 lupus nephritis win

Fierce Pharma

After collecting a handful of oncology approvals since its first leukemia nod in 2013, Roche’s Biogen-partnered Rituxan successor, Gazyva, is chasing new horizons in active lupus nephritis. |

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Report: Spending on mental health services substantially increased from 2013 to 2020

MedCity News

in 2013 to 8.2% Overall spending by employers and employees on mental health services as a percentage of total spending rose from 6.8% in 2020, the report found. The use of the mental health services also increased, especially in outpatient settings.

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Merck takes Keytruda patent dispute with Johns Hopkins University from the court to the patent office

Fierce Pharma

The company in 2022 claimed the research university breached its contracts relating to a joint trial the two ran in 2013 and wrongly secured patents for itself from the study. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to weigh in following a 2022 complaint. | Now, Merck is taking its complaints to the patent office.

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Pfizer wants it all

World of DTC Marketing

In 2013 she threw in her lot with BioNTech. The basic mRNA technology was primarily developed by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman when both worked at the U of Pennsylvania, where higher-ups dismissed Karikó as deadwood unworthy of university support. And how did Pfizer reward this partnership?

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470% price increases

World of DTC Marketing

AbbVie has also raised the price of Imbruvica by 82% since launching the drug in 2013. For a patient taking 3 tablets daily, the annual net price of Imbruvica increased from $72,587 in 2013 to $115,533 in 2017 (the last year for which AbbVie provided the Committee data). billion in 2013—the year it separated from Abbott—to $16.1

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MedCepts Recruiting Division rated #2 (of 6,000 firms) for 2013 Most Influential Sales Recruitment Firms

MedCepts

2013 Most Influential Sales Recruitment Firms across America – MedCepts recruiting division ranks #2 of 6,000 Recruitment Firms in USA for 2013 for the Most Influential Sales Recruitment Firms. MedCepts Receives Top Recruiter Award as recognition of being in the top Most Influential Sales Recruitment firms across America.