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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CSL’s HAE Drug, Tecentriq Up for Panel Review on Jan. 30; 1st Cases of Expedited Approval
A key health ministry advisory panel will discuss on January 30 whether to recommend approval for CSL Behring’s hereditary angioedema (HAE) treatment garadacimab and a label expansion for Chugai Pharmaceutical’s PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq (atezolizumab). Starting this year, the Ministry of…
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