Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Kymriah to Face 4% Price Cut in 1st CEA-Based Price Tweak, Yescarta Too
Novartis’ CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) will get a price reduction of around 4% in the first price adjustment under the Japanese cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme, which will also affect Daiichi Sankyo’s yet-to-be-listed Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), people familiar with the…
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