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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Nippon Shinyaku’s DMD Drug Nabs Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Nippon Shinyaku said on July 28 that the US FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to brogidirsen, the company’s antisense oligonucleotide therapy being developed for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The designation rides on the back of the…
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