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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Takeda Bio Initiates P1/2 Trial of Malignant Lymphoma Treatment in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical and its US subsidiary Takeda Oncology Company (Millennium) announced on October 11 that Takeda’s subsidiary Takeda Bio Development Center has initiated a P1/2 clinical trial in Japan for the malignant lymphoma treatment SGN-35 (brentuximab vedotin). The trial is…
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