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Why MSD's broad funding bid failed
Posted 17 November 2025 AM
The PBAC has lifted the lid on what went wrong with MSD's attempt to win a recommendation for its multi-cancer funding proposal for Keytruda - complaining the company's submission was too complex with costing estimates unable to be verified.
MSD proposed a single weighted, effective approved ex-manufacturer price for Keytruda based on existing listed indications. A price volume arrangement (PVA) was proposed with increasing rebate levels over four tiers.
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Posted 17 November 2025 AM
The PBAC has lifted the lid on what went wrong with MSD's attempt to win a recommendation for its multi-cancer funding proposal for Keytruda - complaining the company's submission was too complex with costing estimates unable to be verified.
MSD proposed a single weighted, effective approved ex-manufacturer price for Keytruda based on existing listed indications. A price volume arrangement (PVA) was proposed with increasing rebate levels over four tiers.
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