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Understanding the Unmet Need for Therapies to Treat Rare Bile Duct Cancer
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we bring you an excerpt of an interview with a co-chair of the 2022 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) annual conference, held earlier this year, about the significant unmet therapy needs facing most patients with this rare cancer.
Cholangiocarcinoma—or biliary duct cancer—affects about 8000 US patients a year. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we bring you an excerpt of an interview with Jesper B. Andersen, PhD, associate professor and group leader at the University of Copenhagen and the Biotech Research and Innovation center at the Department of Health.
There have been 3 FDA drug approvals for drugs that treat cholangiocarcinoma, but these therapies are only for patients who have certain mutations or rearrangements, signifying an unmet need, noted Andersen. And due to the limited number of patients, clinical trials are challenging.
Andersen was a co-chair of the 2022 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) annual conference, held earlier this year. He spoke after the conference with Brielle Benyon, senior editor of CURE®, a publication by MJH Life Sciences®.
You can watch the interview in its entirety on Medical World News.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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