Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Japan Gives Conditional OK to 1st Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 28 granted conditional, time-limited approval for Nipro’s STR01, the first stem cell therapy for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). Developed jointly by Nipro and Sapporo Medical University, STR01,…
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