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The possible effects of biotech’s bank of choice failing; AstraZeneca says drug extends life in some early-stage lung cancers

March 10, 2023
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STAT+ | SVB, biotech's bank of choice, just failed. It could have ripple effects

SVB provided financial services to nearly half the venture-backed technology and life sciences startups in 2022.

By Adam Feuerstein and Damian Garde and Allison DeAngelis


STAT+ | Several years later, AstraZeneca says its drug extends life for some early-stage lung cancers

Several years after osimertinib was shown to deter recurrence of lung cancers, it wasn't known until now if it extended survival as well.

By Angus Chen


STAT+ | Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show that doesn't affect prices

Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show those factors don't affect prices.

By Joanne Silberner



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Opinion: Ranked to fail: Does gatekeeping affect diversity in The Match?

The National Residency Matching Program needs to share demographic data on students who do not match into residency programs.

By Onyekachi T. Otugo and Al'ai Alvarez and Adaira I. Landry


Opinion: Clearing the patent thicket: A pathway to faster generic drug approvals

The widespread use of patent thickets to delay generic competition results from a mistake by the FDA in interpreting the Hatch-Waxman Act.

By Alfred Engelberg


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