ASCO in Action

ASCO in Action provides the latest news and analysis related to critical policy issues affecting the cancer community, updates on the Association for Clinical Oncology’s ongoing advocacy efforts, and opportunities for members and others in the cancer care community to take action.

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January 19, 2023

On January 19, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zanubrutinib (Brukinsa, BeiGene USA, Inc.) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

January 19, 2023

On May 7, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule, which updates the regulatory and financial standards for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchanges. The rule finalized a policy that gives insurers the discretion to not count any form of direct support from drug manufacturers to enrollees for specific prescription drugs toward the annual limit on patient cost sharing amounts.

January 3, 2023

On December 22, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to mosunetuzumab-axgb (Lunsumio, Genentech, Inc.), a bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

 

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