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STAT+: A nonprofit does deals in Brazil and India to make low-cost CAR-T cell therapies widely available

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The deals will initially involve manufacturing cell therapies for combating lymphoma and leukemia, which carry price tags in the hundreds of thousands of dollars in wealthy nations. By “We’re trying to crack this nut of affordability and accessibility,” Boro Dropulić, who heads Caring Cross, explained.

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STAT+: Bone marrow transplant advance could widen use of this less buzzy cure for sickle cell disease

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These drugs have price tags of $2.2 This approach has been around for decades but required patients to have a well-matched donor and endure a hefty dose of chemotherapy, ruling out transplant as an option for the vast majority of patients. million and $3.1 million, respectively.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Senate probe into Novo pricing, a new UTI antibiotic, and more

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is investigating the prices Novo Nordisk charges for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, which are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity but carry steep price tags, The New York Times writes. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: New York officials press pharmacy chains over abortion pill; Sanders pushes bill for $20 insulin cap

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Those of you who enjoy betting may want to wager whether the U.S. Our agenda is rather abbreviated this time around due to a Woodstock-like gathering for health journos. However, we do hope to hang with our short person and promenade with the official mascot upon our return. And what about you? tilts into a recession.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex exec says prices for gene therapies are ‘in the ballpark’; insulin access in poor countries remains spotty

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And yes, this is made available by the same folks who operate the distillery. million tag as cost effective for a Bluebird Bio drug called Zynteglo for the blood disorder beta thalassemia, Arbuckle said in an interview. Now, though, we have returned and there is much to do. Our choice today is Jack Daniels. Please feel free to join us.

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Generative AI with Google Lens to detect counterfeits in pharma

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What use does the label serve, and who is responsible for making sure the QR code is still working when it changes commercial hands? What assurance is there that counterfeiters who can easily mimic a brand’s packaging, name, and logo won’t also be able to mimic its QR codes? It is useless if the QR codes are broken.

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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Last month, Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), or beti-cel, was approved as a one-time potentially curative gene therapy for patients with beta-thalassaemia who require regular blood transfusions. Unfortunately, almost half of these young patients who do not receive treatment die within five years of symptom onset.

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