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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Eisai Rolls Out Tazverik for EZH2-Positive Follicular Lymphoma
Eisai said on August 16 that it has launched its EZH2 inhibitor Tazverik (tazemetostat) in Japan for the treatment of relapsed or refractory EZH2 gene mutation-positive follicular lymphoma.Licensed from US biotech Epizyme, the drug is the first-in-class small molecule inhibitor…
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