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Chuikyo OKs Listing of Novartis’ Pluvicto, Peak Sales Outlook at 42.1 Billion Yen
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines, with Novartis Pharma’s radioligand therapy Pluvicto (lutetium vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu)) forecast to achieve the highest peak sales among them. The…
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