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Cancer drug shortage eases slightly, but it’s still ‘living from paycheck to paycheck’

October 6, 2023
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Cancer drug shortage eases slightly, but it's still 'living from paycheck to paycheck'

A survey shows 86% of cancer centers lack supplies of a generic chemotherapy drug, putting extra strain on children's cases.

By Elizabeth Cooney


STAT+ | FDA advisory panel signals lack of confidence in data on Amgen's cancer drug

Regulatory advisers voted 10-2 that the data on the company's drug Lumakras, a treatment for lung cancer, could not be properly assessed.

By Allison DeAngelis


STAT+ | 3 questions for the future of Biden's cancer moonshot

The original funding for the cancer moonshot has run out. If Congress renews it, it'll have to think hard about the program's future.

By John Wilkerson



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The future of health care in the House

STAT reviews the health care histories of House Speaker candidates Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

By Rachel Cohrs


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