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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NCC President Nakagama to Lead AMED from April
The Japanese government said on March 25 that Hitoshi Nakagama, president of the National Cancer Center (NCC), will become president of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), effective April 1. Nakagama, 68, assumed the top post at…
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