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Gilead Acquisition of Forty Seven Inc Tops SPT Week in Review

Top News of the Week from Directions in Specialty Pharmacy

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4. FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Therapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

AL101 is a potent, selective, injectable small molecule gamma secretase inhibitor and was granted Orphan Drug designation in May 2019 for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. Read more.

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2. Evidence: Vital but Seldom Used Consistently by Payers

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1. Gilead Sciences Buys Immuno-Oncology Company Forty Seven Inc

Gilead has agreed to pay $95.50 per share in cash for Forty Seven Inc, adding the 5-year old biotechnology company to bolster its portfolio of oncology drugs. Read more.

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