Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Trans Genic Files Patent Application for Antibody against Novel Lung Cancer Marker
Trans Genic Inc. announced on September 9 that it has filed an international patent application for a specific antibody against a novel lung cancer marker and its application as a diagnostic agent jointly with the National Cancer Center (NCC). Trans…
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