A Japanese health ministry panel on June 6 gave the thumbs-up for the approval of three new medicines, all designated as orphan drugs, including MSD’s oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor belzutifan. Belzutifan, known as Welireg overseas, gained the backing…
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