PHARMA JAPAN welcomes JETRO New York’s Shunsuke Tani as a guest columnist. In occasional contributions, Tani will share his perspectives on US pharmaceutical policy, industry developments, and life in America, drawing on his firsthand experience in the US.---Hello from New…
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ASCO Immunotherapy Roundup - 7: Patient Group Hails Dawn of New Cancer Treatment Era
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) this year was filled with excitement about immuno-oncology therapies, signaling the advent of a new cancer treatment age, says Shinsuke Amano, head of a cancer patient group. In the…
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