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Japan’s 1st Herceptin Biosimilar Now Available, but Use Limited to Gastric Cancer
Nippon Kayaku said on August 20 that it launched a biosimilar version of the major cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) in Japan the same day after it won approval in March for the treatment of HER-2 overexpressing, unresectable, advanced/relapsed gastric cancer.…
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