After direct advocacy from the Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and its members, in December 2020 Congress enacted the CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, which requires all states and territories to cover and reimburse routine costs of care for treating a Medicaid enrollee who is participating in a qualifying clinical trial.
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January 12, 2023
January 11, 2023
What is team-based cancer care and how has it evolved over the past decade? A special series in the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) JCO Oncology Practice highlights transformations in team-based delivery models within the cancer care system and their potential direction.
January 11, 2023
Cancer research sites demonstrated the utility of new resources designed to increase the diversity of participants in cancer clinical trials, although challenges remain, according to two studies published today in JCO Oncology Practice.
January 11, 2023
The 118th Congress began January 3, 2023, with a contentious election for Speaker of the House. Due to the multi-day election, members of the House of Representatives were not sworn in until January 7, initiating delays in committee assignments, rules for how the House runs during this session, and the ability of Representatives to do their day-to-day work. All pending legislation expired at the end of 2022 and will need to be reintroduced for the 118th Congress.
January 6, 2023
On December 23, 2022, Congress passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus funding bill, which funds all federal agencies through September 30, 2023, and includes several health policies, such as mitigating Medicare physician payment cuts, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reforms, and telehealth expansion. The Association continues to analyze the legislative package and will provide additional details in the coming days.
January 3, 2023
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Mosunetuzumab-axgb for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
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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