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Japan Panel to Mull Hernexeos 1st-Line Use, Rinvoq Alopecia Expansions
A Japanese health ministry panel will meet on October 21 to discuss a string of label expansions, including for Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim’s HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor Hernexeos (zongertinib) and AbbVie’s JAK inhibitor Rinvoq (upadacitinib). The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Second Committee…
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