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In this episode, I open with the latest #GOBOLDY (read: Go Boldy, not GOB OLDY) campaign by the industry trade association, PhRMA, then move onto Trump's latest request to Pharma companies to lower prices, one solution of which is his proposal on lessening FDA regulations so drugs will enter into the market faster. I then move onto the 21st Century Cures Act to clear up any potential confusion on where this Act modifies FDA approvals process as well as a high-level overview of the Act. Then, I move onto what the pharma companies have proposed on lowering prices, which is through value-based reimbursement models.
In this episode, I discuss the new Pfizer campaign around scientists as well as Martin Shkreli's response to the Davos comments. Then we discuss J&J's move to acquire Actelion and more importantly, their decision to spin off the R&D unit to be independent. Near the end, discussion around scientific discoveries in the area of CAR-T treatment of two babies and new findings in breast cancer including drug resistance and passive/backseat genes that manipulate the cancer progression.
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