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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Lilly’s EGFR Antagonist, Japan’s 1st Avastin Biosimilar Now in Line for June Approval
The Japanese health ministry is expected to give an official stamp of approval as early as June for Eli Lilly’s EGFR antagonist necitumumab, known as Portrazza, and the country’s first Avastin (bevacizumab) biosimilar by Pfizer after they cleared a key…
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