Reena Philip named associate director of biomarkers and precision oncology at OCE

Platinum drugs are off the shortage list, but the underlying problem is unsolved
FDA’s Califf: “We have a market failure due to unwillingness of health systems and cancer centers to pay a fair price.”

More than a year after a catastrophic shortage of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs swept through the U.S., FDA on June 28 officially removed carboplatin and cisplatin from the drug shortage list.

Lei Zheng named executive director of Mays Cancer Center

Lei Zheng was named executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, and vice president for oncology for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

In Brief

Mark Burkard named director of UI Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mark Burkard was named director of University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants Fast Track designation to 225Ac-FL-020 radiopharmaceutical for mCRPC

FDA granted Fast Track designation for Ac-FL-020, a radiopharmaceutical which targets prostate-specific membrane antigen for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.xxx:more

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

Judiciary News Analysis

Supreme Court removes “Chevron deference,” threatening drug regulation, health coverage, delivery of cancer care

The Supreme Court last week upended one of the underpinnings of administrative law by weakening the authority of federal health agencies to rely on technical expertise as they regulate medical products, issue coverage decisions, and respond to public health crises.

July 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.27

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Georgetown’s Zachary Baron on the post-Chevron era: We need guardrails about when agency expertise should be cast aside

The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, removing one of the foundational principles of administrative law and upending the way federal agencies rely on technical subject-matter expertise. What comes next?

July 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.27

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Reena Philip named associate director of biomarkers and precision oncology at OCE

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Platinum drugs are off the shortage list, but the underlying problem is unsolved
FDA’s Califf: “We have a market failure due to unwillingness of health systems and cancer centers to pay a fair price.”

Lei Zheng named executive director of Mays Cancer Center

Mark Burkard named director of UI Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

FDA grants Fast Track designation to 225Ac-FL-020 radiopharmaceutical for mCRPC

Supreme Court removes “Chevron deference,” threatening drug regulation, health coverage, delivery of cancer care

Georgetown’s Zachary Baron on the post-Chevron era: We need guardrails about when agency expertise should be cast aside

Renew today!

Subscriber content

Login

Reena Philip named associate director of biomarkers and precision oncology at OCE

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Platinum drugs are off the shortage list, but the underlying problem is unsolvedFDA’s Califf: “We have a market failure due to unwillingness of health systems and cancer centers to pay a fair price.”

Lei Zheng named executive director of Mays Cancer Center

Mark Burkard named director of UI Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

FDA grants Fast Track designation to 225Ac-FL-020 radiopharmaceutical for mCRPC

Supreme Court removes “Chevron deference,” threatening drug regulation, health coverage, delivery of cancer care

Georgetown’s Zachary Baron on the post-Chevron era: We need guardrails about when agency expertise should be cast aside

Login

Platinum drugs are off the shortage list, but the underlying problem is unsolved
FDA’s Califf: “We have a market failure due to unwillingness of health systems and cancer centers to pay a fair price.”