Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Lucentis Biosimilar Filed in Japan; Senju/Gene Techno Eye 2021 Approval
Japan’s Senju Pharmaceutical filed a biosimilar version of Novartis’ vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor Lucentis (ranibizumab) on September 18, which is likely to be the country’s first biologic follow-on in the area of ophthalmology, if approved. The submission was…
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