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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The Japanese health ministry will report its plan to approve the country’s first Herceptin (trastuzumab) biosimilar at its key panel meeting on February 2, which - if all goes smoothly - will clear the way for its approval in March…
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