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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Japan Approves 1st Herceptin Biosimilar for Gastric Cancer
Japan’s first Herceptin (trastuzumab) biosimilar by Nippon Kayaku was approved on March 23 for the treatment of gastric cancer.The biosimilar, Trastuzumab BS for IV Infusion 60 mg/150 mg “NK”, will be indicated for HER-2 overexpressing, unresectable, advanced/relapsed gastric cancer.Nippon Kayaku…
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