Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Chugai’s Hemlibra Successor Shows Promise in PI/II Study
Chugai Pharmaceutical said on February 9 that its next-generation bispecific antibody NXT007, developed as a successor to hemophilia A treatment Hemlibra (emicizumab), showed favorable tolerability and efficacy in a PI/II clinical study. The analysis covered 14 patients who switched directly…
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