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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MHLW Panel OKs Research Report That Could Set Stage for Gene Profiling Before 1st-Line Cancer Therapy
A committee under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has given its blessing to a report on clinical research aimed at making comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) tests available under public insurance from the stage of first-line drug therapy.…
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