Akeso wins Chinese approval for cancer drug positioned to rival Merck’s Keytruda
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Akeso, a Chinese biotech that made headlines for beating Merck’s Keytruda in a head-to-head trial, won approval in China this week for the therapy, a company spokesperson confirmed to STAT. New data show early hints of the medicine improving patient survival — the gold standard outcome of any cancer study.
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Cigna's Evernorth is investing $100 million through 2028 in specialty pharmacy care.
The AI program called Pharmacy Forward is expected to generate approximately $400 million in value by the end of 2028, according to Evernorth.
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