Specialty Pharmacy

The oncology drug pipeline has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, driven by innovation in cell therapies, immunotherapy, and precision medicine, according to a specialty pipeline update presentation at the Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit 2019.

Lisa Holle, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, associate clinical professor at the University of Connecticut discusses the evolving role of genomics in the treatment of prostate cancer.

This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for pediatric patients with SLE. Belimumab has been approved for use in adult patients since 2011. GSK’s application for belimumab use in pediatric patients was granted the FDA’s Priority Review designation.

Samsung Bioepis’ etanercept-ykro (Eticovo) was approved to treat all of the indications of the reference product, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.