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NICE has reversed its earlier rejection and now recommends Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as a routine NHS option for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer after chemotherapy. The change follows an updated commercial deal and new EQ-5D-5L utility values validated in the DESTINY-Breast04 trial. #SyenzaNews #HTA #MarketAccess #BreastCancer

Spain's Real Decreto 415/2026 makes patient involvement in HTA a legal requirement. Speakers from POP, Cancer Patients Europe, BMS and NICE explain how plain-language summaries keep that involvement meaningful.

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

NICE has opened consultation on draft guidance that does not recommend lenacapavir for HIV PrEP, finding the six-monthly injection is not value for money for the NHS in England.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

Alec Morton of NUS explains how AI is changing health technology assessment, what stays human, and why cheaper analysis could mean more health economics.

Sandoz has put a date on its golden decade for biosimilars. The Bio100 plan targets more than 100 biosimilars by 2040, about 80% coverage of biosimilar-addressable LoE value from 2035, and a doubling of 2025 net sales. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #Biosimilars #ValueCreation

CTS's Global Horizon panel brought four US operators to Montréal to explain why the US healthcare market rewards commercial readiness over good technology, and what founders can do about it. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #HealthTech

South Korea is putting AI at the centre of its healthcare agenda, pairing the new AI Basic Healthcare Strategy with a USD 30.4 billion biohealth export target. Vice Minister Lee Hyung Hoon sets out the vision in an interview with PharmaBoardroom. #SyenzaNews #SouthKorea #Biohealth #DigitalHealth #MarketAccess

Portuguese private health insurers cleared €1 billion in six months as premiums climbed 9.1% to €466 a year. #SyenzaNews #HealthInsurance #Portugal #MarketAccess

The United States has added nine more manufacturers to its most-favored-nation drug pricing program, taking the total to 26 companies that now cover 89% of the branded drug market. #MarketAccess #DrugPricing #Pharma

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of the Medicare drug price negotiation program, rejecting claims from NICA, the Global Colon Cancer Association, and PhRMA. #SyenzaNews #DrugPricing #MarketAccess #Pharma

In Alberta, patients of fee-for-service heart specialists receive roughly three times the cardiac testing, with no measurable difference in outcomes. #HealthEconomics #PhysicianPayment #SyenzaNews