In addition, 25 percent of national plans would require a patient to fail Johnson & Johnson?s (JNJ) Zytiga as monotherapy before approving a combination regimen, and 19 percent would cover both Zytiga and Xtandi ? the new treatment from Medivation (MDVN) and Astellas Pharma ? only if the drug was on their oncology clinical pathway. And roughly half of all plans will require prior authorization.
?Coverage won?t be automatic,? says Rhonda Greenapple, president of Reimbursement Intelligence, a market research firm that queried directors whose plans represent more than 100 million lives. ?Provenge brought a lot of attention to this area and payers are worried about cost of prostate care. They?re trying to standardize care and not have doctors use expensive therapies.?
An early indication into Xtandi uptake among physicians will emerge tomorrow when Medivation reports earnings, a moment that investors and many others have been waiting for eagerly, especially since Medivation and Astellas do not yet have data that can link their drug to either improved outcomes or cost savings.
Both Xtandi and Zytiga, which are pills, have similar overall survival benefit relative to placebo, and quality-of-life data. And both target men with prostate cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body or returned despite treatment designed to hamper testosterone production.
Source: http://www.pharmalot.com/2012/11/how-payers-view-combo-therapy-for-prostate-cancer/
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Last month Boeing announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung to explore??working together to research and develop technologies that improve in-flight entertainment and communications, as well as enhance factory productivity. Even though the two companies issued a press statement, details about the potentially ground-breaking arrangement were scarce, which is why the APEX editor?s blog reached out to Boeing for more information. I?m happy to report that the US airframer responded to our inquiry today. See below.
Whenever an individual wants to be compensated for the injuries they incurred because of a company?s or individual?s negligent behavior, they will file a personal injury claim and usually hire an attorney that specializes in these types of legal issues. These claims oftentimes include emotional/psychological damage such as anxiety and distress. They may also contain physical damage such long or short-term disabilities, pain and suffering, and wrongful death. These types of claims were developed so that the victim of negligent behavior could be compensated for their injury, lost time on the job, and any healthcare bills that resulted from their injuries.