The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved a throng of new medicines on January 19, including Sanofi’s eczema drug Dupixent (dupilumab), Chugai Pharmaceutical’s PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq (atezolizumab), and AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib). Dupixent is a human monoclonal…
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