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Elevidys Coverage Debate to Resume after MHLW Gains Broad Understanding on Safety
Japan’s reimbursement policy panel has agreed to restart discussions on the public insurance coverage of Chugai Pharmaceutical’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), after the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) secured a broad understanding of…
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