With only two companies, Thoratec and HeartWare International, selling LVADs in the US, clinical data along with sales and product pipeline strategies have become paramount for capturing market share – and expanding the market to treat a wide range of class III heart failure patients.

Obecabtagene autoleucel, Autolus Therapeutics’s investigational treatment for relapsed or refractory B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.

Procter & Gamble reports strong consumer spending in the US and Europe after a 3% increase in product pricing over the past year. Dragging on fiscal third-quarter results, sales of SK-II in China fell 30% for the January-March period, while lower incidence of cough and cold impacted Health Care performance.