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Radioligand Therapy Faces Capacity Bottleneck in Japan, System Build-Out Needed to Deliver on Promise
Novartis’ Pluvicto (lutetium vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu)) won reimbursement listing in Japan in November as a radioligand therapy (RLT) for PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), raising expectations for a new option in advanced diseases. But unlike conventional drugs that can…
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