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CAR T-Cell Therapy: The Drive to Market
Will 2017 be the debut year for CAR T-cell therapies? Likely ‘yes’! Following a crescendo of clinical advances (and setbacks) in 2016, in the first quarter of 2017, the race to market became...
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The Fight to Launch Generics in Multiple Sclerosis: A Look at Recent Inter Partes Review Activity in This High-Cost, Blockbuster Market
Five disease-modifying therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis achieved blockbuster sales in the United States in 2016. As such, it is not surprising that generic manufacturers have...
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What the data has to show: Insights in Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic companies face unique challenges in the quest to stay competitive. From demands dictated by the shifting site of service to ASCS to the necessity of highly competitive pricing strategies...
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Follow-on drugs: Circumventing the customary patent cliffs in Big Pharma
For decades, Pharma juggernauts have been facing the challenge of patent cliffs for their blockbuster drugs. In light of the intense competition offered by generics, Big Pharma is exploring a plethora...
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Merck’s Verubecestat Fails in Mild to Moderate AD: What Now?
On February 14, 2017, Merck announced it was halting the Phase III EPOCH study of its BACE inhibitor verubecestat in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) due to lack of efficacy. In DRG’s...
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Innovative Contracting: What Europe is Teaching the World
In late March 2017, news broke that Amgen signed an agreement with a U.S. consulting firm to support outcomes-based contracting (OBC) for their product portfolio. While the announcement was surprising...
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How Social Intelligence Can Move Healthcare Brands to True Patient Centricity
Lead author: Steve Reeves, Director, Social Intelligence Social data can enrich patient journey maps by layering in the voice and mindset of the patient, providing the “why” behind healthcare...
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Transparency and Reproducibility of Supplementary Search Methods in Systematic Reviews for NICE Single Technology Appraisals
Systematic reviews (SRs) form an important part of a manufacturer’s submission for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) single technology appraisal (STA) process....
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The Suitability of Survival Data from Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) for Meta-Analysis
Survival analyses based on data from oncology randomised controlled trials (RCTs) provide key evidence for decision- making on treatment options for cancer. In the second of our DRG investigative...
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