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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MSD Files Keytruda Plus Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Cancer in Japan
MSD said on February 29 that it has filed for a label expansion of its PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the drug’s use in combination with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer in Japan. Keytruda…
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