Industry News
The following section is additional information posted from our Corporate members to supplement product announcements.
2020
- Johnson & Johnson: Key Takeaways: FY 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule: Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy and Hospital Market-Based Data Reporting. Comments due July 10, 2020. Click here for more information.
- Novartis is pleased to announce that for dates of service on or after July 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a product-specific J-code: J0791 for injection, crizanlizumab-tmca, 5 mg. The updated billing unit is 5 mg. The new and unique J-code replaces all previous HCPCS codes for crizanlizumab-tmca (Adakveo®, Novartis) for IV Infusion 10 mg/mL. The permanent J-code is used by all payer types. Click here for more information. June 15, 2020.
- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announces permanent Jcode effective July 1st for ENHERTU. Click here for more.
- Bristol Myers Squibb announces that Opdivo (nivolumab) 360 mg plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) 1 mg/kg (injections for intravenous use) given with two cycles of platinum-doublet chemotherapy was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. More information. May 26, 2020
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ("Merck") announces that ONTRUZANT® (trastuzumab-dttb) for injection, for intravenous use 21 mg/mL, a biosimilar* to Herceptin® (trastuzumab), is available through specialty distributors and wholesalers. Please contact your specialty distributor or wholesaler to confirm product availability. More Information. April 21, 2020.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals announces a webinar entitled "IMFINZI® (durvalumab) in Combination with Chemotherapy for the Treatment of ES-SCLC, on April 21, 2020, Find out more.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals announces IMFINZI® (durvalumab) sample treatment plan template for the first-line treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer in combination with etoposide and either carboplatin or cisplatin as an example of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) order set, Find out more.
- Pfizer Oncology is pleased to announce that IBRANCE® (palbociclib) is transitioning from capsules to tablets. Click here for more.
- Novartis is pleased to announce that, effective April 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a product-specific C-code, C9053 for 100 mg/10 mL (10 mg/mL) solution in a single-dose vial of ADAKVEO® (crizanlizumab-tmca) for IV infusion. Click here for more.
- On February 18, 2020, 106 organizations representing patients, providers, medical researchers, survivors, and families joined together to urge Congress to include the bipartisan CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913) in the upcoming ‘must pass’ healthcare extenders package, which is expected to pass this spring. Find out more
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a permanent J-code for POLIVY™ (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq). POLIVY received FDA approval on June 10, 2019: Click here for more.
2019
2018
- Gennetech - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a change to the RITUXAN® (rituximab) J-code and has assigned a permanent J-code for RITUXAN HYCELA® (rituximab/hyaluronidase human subcutaneous injection). Click here for more.
- Genentech announced the FDA granted accelerated approval to Venclexta® (venetoclax), in combination with a hypomethylating agent (azacitidine or decitabine), or low dose cytarabine (LDAC), for the treatment of people with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who are age 75 years or older, or for those ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy due to coexisting medical conditions. The Genentech press release including Important Safety Information is linked here. Click here for prescribing information.