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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Chugai Seeks Cervical Cancer Indication for Avastin
Chugai Pharmaceutical said on September 17 that it has filed its mainstay anticancer agent Avastin (bevacizumab) for an additional indication of recurrent or advanced cervical cancer. The drug has been designated as an orphan drug for the cervical cancer indication.…
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