Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Napabucasin PIII Colorectal Cancer Trial to Continue: Sumitomo Dainippon
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma’s napabucasin, previously known as BBI608, won the backing of an independent monitoring board for the continuation of its PIII trial for the treatment of colorectal cancer, the company said on June 7. The go-ahead was given based…
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