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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Eisai views the expansion of its oncology development pipeline as an urgent management priority, Chief Financial Officer and Chief IR Officer Takuya Oyama said at the company’s earnings briefing on February 9. Oyama pointed to Eisai’s recent moves to bolster…
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