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Biogen Eyes 2020 Aducanumab Filing in Japan Too, Nailing Down Re-Dosing Study Details
Biogen is aiming to file its resurrected Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab in Japan next year, just as in the US as previously announced, its local executives told reporters on December 18. Discussions with Japanese regulators are already underway, they noted at…
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