Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Braftovi-Mektovi Combo Broadens Label to Thyroid Cancer: Ono
Ono Pharmaceutical said on May 17 that it has obtained Japanese regulatory approval for two new indications for a doublet combo therapy of the BRAF inhibitor Braftovi (encorafenib) and MEK inhibitor Mektovi (binimetinib). The drugs are now approved for “unresectable…
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