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STAT+: Nation's top cancer hospitals slap hefty markups on drugs, study says

By Bob Herman

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A new study finds health insurers paid drastically different prices for common cancer therapies at top cancer hospitals.

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Covid vaccines didn't work for many cancer patients — but researchers are designing a new shot for them

By Angus Chen

A. Walker, L. Sharp & J. Pryde./Wellcome Collection

Researchers presented data on an experimental vaccine that they hope will protect cancer and other immunocompromised patients from Covid.

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STAT+: Cel-Sci's CEO used private call to tip off select investors about cancer drug update

By Adam Feuerstein

Cel-Sci has not publicly discussed its intent to issue a data press release or to post new data on ClinicalTrials.gov this week.

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STAT+: Good fortunes continue for Sierra Oncology with $1.9 billion acquisition by U.K. pharma giant Glaxo

By Adam Feuerstein

Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The deal was struck three months after Sierra’s lead drug, a treatment for the blood cancer myelofibrosis, succeeded in a late-stage trial.

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STAT+: Trying not one, but a three-drug combination to help engineered T cells fight cancer

By Angus Chen

Courtesy Kristin Anderson

The work, while very early, pushes at the boundary of what might be possible – and practical – to do in immunotherapy.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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