AstraZeneca is pleased to announce that IMFINZI® (durvalumab) injection has been assigned…
Merck announces new FDA approval for KEYTRUDA Merck is pleased to announce that KEYTRUDA, in combination with axitinib, has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PD-L1 diagnostic testing is not required prior to initiating treatment with KEYTRUDA in these patients FDA=Food and Drug Administration; PD-L1=programmed […]
AstraZeneca is pleased to announce that IMFINZI® (durvalumab) injection has been assigned a unique HCPCS code by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Effective for dates of services on or after January 1, 2019, J-Code J9173 can be used to identify IMFINZI® (durvalumab) when billing across settings of care as noted in the […]
Merck is pleased to announce that KEYTRUDA has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic MCC. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and […]
AstraZeneca is pleased to announce that IMFINZI® (durvalumab) injection has been assigned a unique HCPCS code by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Effective for dates of services on or after January 1, 2019, the following code can be used to identify IMFINZI® (durvalumab) when billing across settings of care as noted in […]
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. is pleased to announce that the FDA has approved XOSPATA. XOSPATA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.1 An estimated 37% of AML patients have a FLT3 mutation and […]
Merck is pleased to announce that KEYTRUDA in combination with carboplatin and either paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic squamous NSCLC. KEYTRUDA is also indicated in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the First-line treatment of patients with metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC, with no […]
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced 11-5-18 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LORBRENA® [lor-BREN-ah] (lorlatinib), a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed on crizotinib and at least one other ALK inhibitor for metastatic disease; or […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) outlining reimbursement changes for 2019. CMS estimates that the overall impact will be a one percent reimbursement cut for the hematology/oncology and radiation/oncology specialties in 2019. Based on feedback from ASCO, significant changes […]
Pfizer announced the FDA approval of TALZENNA® (talazoparib) on October 16, 2018. The following information is for your review: Prescribing Information: click here
