On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Datroway Hits Key Goals in Global PIII Trial for TNBC: Daiichi Sankyo
Daiichi Sankyo said on October 6 that its TROP2-directed antibody drug conjugate Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan) achieved the main goals in a global PIII study for the frontline treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In the TROPION-Breast02 trial, which…
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