Yoshitake Yokokura, president of the Japan Medical Association (JMA), on May 15 favorably received the 33.5 million yen NHI price given to Novartis Pharma’s CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), saying it is about two-thirds of its US price. Speaking to…
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