Clinical Practice

Novo Nordisk's STEP Young trial reports 40.4% of children aged 6 to under 12 left the obesity range on semaglutide, the first Phase 3 win in elementary-age obesity. #SyenzaNews #obesity #GLP1 #MarketAccess

WHO and St. Jude, with UNICEF and PAHO, have launched a 2026 to 2030 market-shaping strategy to improve access to childhood cancer medicines in low- and middle-income countries. #SyenzaNews #ChildhoodCancer #MarketAccess #Oncology

Definium Therapeutics' DT120 ODT met its primary endpoint in the Phase 3 Panorama trial, delivering a 5.1-point placebo-adjusted improvement on the HAM-A anxiety scale. #SyenzaNews #GAD #MentalHealth #MarketAccess

The FDA's landmark hearing on psychedelic medicines drew 80 speakers and 1,800 registrants, and the market access message was clear: approval is not access, and reimbursement is the binding constraint. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #Psychedelics #HealthPolicy

Enhertu's DESTINY-Lung04 trial cut the risk of progression versus chemo-immunotherapy in first-line HER2-mutant NSCLC, but an immature overall-survival trend and a 20.8% ILD rate complicate the path to a first-line label. #SyenzaNews #Oncology #NSCLC #MarketAccess

Every NCCN academic cancer center now reports a shortage of at least one anticancer medicine, led by ifosfamide (94%) and carboplatin (71%). Pharmacy directors say three years of policy have not moved the problem. #SyenzaNews #DrugShortages #Oncology #MarketAccess

NICE has opened consultation on draft guidance that does not recommend lenacapavir for HIV PrEP, finding the six-monthly injection is not value for money for the NHS in England. #SyenzaNews #HTA #HIV #PrEP #MarketAccess

An independent UK commission has published its recommendations for regulating AI in healthcare. The report calls for staged approvals and continuous real-world monitoring, alongside stronger enforcement powers for the MHRA. #SyenzaNews #AI #Healthcare #MarketAccess

Real-world UK data presented at ERS 2026 link semaglutide to fewer asthma attacks and COPD exacerbations. The indication stays metabolic, but the signal raises a real question for value and access teams. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #GLP1 #Respiratory

Camizestrant (Etcamah) gains accelerated FDA approval for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer, with median progression-free survival of 16 months versus 9.2 months in SERENA-6. #SyenzaNews #BreastCancer #FDA #Oncology

An Insilico Medicine phase 2a trial found six proteomic aging clocks all detected lower biological age in patients treated with rentosertib, an AI-designed drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. #SyenzaNews #Proteomics #AgingClocks #DrugDiscovery #IPF

Novo Nordisk has stopped the two remaining ziltivekimab heart failure trials after a futility review, leaving ARTEMIS as the last anti-inflammatory cardiovascular outcomes bet. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #Cardiology #HTA