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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As Aducanumab Decision Nears, Health Economist Stresses Need for Broad Value Evaluation, Target Patient Criteria
With the FDA’s verdict on aducanumab imminent, a University of Tokyo health economist says the value of the first disease-modifying therapy that might be approved should be assessed from a broad perspective, and appropriate patient criteria must be set for…
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