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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Breyanzi’s Label Expansion Up for MHLW Panel Review on July 19
Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR-T cell therapy Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) will come up for the review of a Japanese health ministry panel on July 19 for its label expansion pertaining to follicular lymphoma. In Japan, Breyanzi is already approved for the…
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