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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HER2-Targeting ADC Is One of Our Top Priorities: Daiichi Sankyo CEO
Daiichi Sankyo will forge ahead with the development of DS-8201, a HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate (ADC), and speed up its efforts to establish a manufacturing regime for the drug, President and CEO Joji Nakayama said on November 1. “We will…
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