Preliminary data from the first-in-human phase I trial of RO7623066—a first-in-class inhibitor of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 1—show a promising safety profile as a single agent and signs of early anti-tumor activity for patients with advanced solid tumors. The data were presented by Timothy Yap, professor of investigational cancer therapeutics and vice president and head of clinical development in MD Anderson’s Therapeutics Discovery division, at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
There is general agreement that the United States spends too much on health care, especially on pharmaceuticals. But what we spend on drugs is not simply a function of price. If eggs double in price, people can simply cut the number of eggs they eat in half. Simply stated, cost is the product of (price per unit times the number of units purchased).
