An all-important reimbursement policy panel on May 15 approved the listing of Novartis Pharma’s CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) on May 22, with a NHI price tag of some 33.5 million yen. It will be subject to review under Japan’s…
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