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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Astellas’ Gastric Cancer Drug Vyloy Now Available in Japan
Astellas Pharma on June 12 rolled out its first-in-class anti-Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) monoclonal antibody Vyloy (zolbetuximab) in Japan for the treatment of CLDN18.2-positive, unresectable, advanced or relapsed gastric cancer.Vyloy is designed to induce cancer cell death by activating two distinct…
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