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REGULATORY
Japan Approves Pluvicto, Izervay, and Lots More; Subcutaneous Rybrevant Not on Roster
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 19 granted regulatory approvals for a long list of new medicines and label expansions including Novartis’ radioligand therapy and Astellas Pharma’s age-related macular degeneration (AMD) drug. The Novartis therapy, Pluvicto…
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