Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on February 16 handed out orphan drug designation to 14 compounds, including Bayer Yakuhin’s BAY 3401016 and Incyte Biosciences Japan’s axatilimab. According to an MHLW notification issued the same day, BAY 3401016…
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