Dr. Janus on the Role of Moxetumomab Pasudotox in Hairy Cell Leukemia
October 24th 2019Agnieszka Janus, MD, PhD, discusses the efficacy and safety of moxetumomab pasudotox as a treatment option for patients with hairy cell leukemia. This agent was approved by the FDA in September 2018 for the treatment of adult patients with hairy cell leukemia who have received at least 2 prior lines of therapy, including a purine nucleoside analog.
Dr. Siddiqi on Rationale for the TRANSCEND CLL 004 Trial in CLL/SLL
October 23rd 2019Tanya Siddiqi, MD, discusses the rationale for the phase I/II TRANSCEND CLL 004 trial investigating the use of the CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Nina Chavez on How CAR T, Other Expensive Therapies Create Reimbursement Challenges
October 5th 2019Nina Chavez, MBA, FACMPE, chief operating officer, New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, Ltd., explains how expensive therapies like chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are creating reimbursement challenges.
This Week in Managed Care: October 4, 2019
October 4th 2019This week, the top managed care news included Medicare cuts hospital payments over readmissions; a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy shows promise; a diabetes drug is approved to prevent kidney failure for the first time.
Dr. Sotomayor on the Durability of CAR T Cells in Hematologic Malignancies
October 4th 2019Eduardo Sotomayor, MD, professor of medicine, Department of Hematology and Oncology, and director, GW Cancer Center, discusses the durability of CAR T cells, as well as ways to combat immune escape mechanisms in hematologic malignancies.
Dr Ahmar Zaidi: How Social Determinants Could Limit Access to Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell
September 17th 2019The only thing that should matter in these patients is their genetic code, but often it’s your zip code that really restrains your ability to access the healthcare you deserve, explained Ahmar Zaidi, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Children's Hospital of Michigan, when discussing the possibility of a gene therapy for sickle cell.
Dr. Maloney on the Registry for Real World Data of CAR T-Cell Therapy in ALL
September 13th 2019David G. Maloney, MD, PhD, discusses the initiative to use the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Cellular Therapy Registry to report real world experience of tisagenlecleucel CAR T cells targeting CD19 in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Dr Neil Minkoff on Hopes, Payer Reactions If a Gene Therapy Is Approved for Sickle Cell Disease
September 6th 2019Neil Minkoff, MD, chief medical officer and vice president, EmpiraMed, discusses his hopes if the first gene therapy for sickle cell disease is approved and if he has any concerns with payer reactions.