Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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AstraZeneca Sees Imfinzi’s Bladder Cancer Nod as Key New Indication
AstraZeneca expects the latest label expansion for its PD-L1 inhibitor, Imfinzi (durvalumab), to become a major new indication in Japan following approval in September for the perioperative treatment of bladder cancer. “It won’t be the drug’s largest indication, but it…
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