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Japan Approves 1st Avastin Biosimilar
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on June 18 granted approval for Pfizer’s biosimilar version of Avastin (bevacizumab), the first follow-on biologic of Roche/Chugai Pharmaceutical’s stalwart cancer medicine. If all goes well, it will go on the NHI…
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