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

Cancer hospitals brace for impact, as CMS moves to slash 340B payments by 33%

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning a 33.4% cut to the reimbursement payments hospitals receive for all drugs acquired through the 340B program, according to a draft guidance published on July 7.

Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warnings
Experts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”

In a video captioned “The High-T Department of War” and posted on X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that he was authorizing a screening program for troops to ensure “you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best.”

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

China has outpaced the U.S. in novel cancer drug approvals since 2023, Friends analysis shows

China approved more novel oncology drugs than the United States from 2020 to 2025, according to a new analysis from Friends of Cancer Research  published in Health Affairs Scholar.

FDA approves Jideytro for previously treated ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

FDA approved Jideytro (zidesamtinib), a ROS1 selective inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer who received a prior ROS1 kinase inhibitor.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants priority review for Talzenna + Xtandi combo in earlier prostate cancer

FDA accepted for Priority Review a supplemental New Drug Application for Talzenna (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor, in combination with Xtandi (enzalutamide), an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, in men with homologous recombination repair gene-altered metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer, also known as metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Podcast

How will FDA regulate psychedelics?

FDA has been taking a look at psychedelics as a potential treatment for psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, recently publishing a final guidance for drug sponsors conducting clinical trials of psychedelics, including psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA.

July 22, 2026

Vol.52 No.28

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Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warningsExperts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”

China has outpaced the U.S. in novel cancer drug approvals since 2023, Friends analysis shows

FDA approves Jideytro for previously treated ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

FDA grants priority review for Talzenna + Xtandi combo in earlier prostate cancer

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Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warnings
Experts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”