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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Predicting Clinical, Financial Impact of Hemophilia Gene Therapy in Japan
CSL Behring’s hemophilia B gene therapy, listed as Hemgenix with a price tag of US$3.5 million in the US, is undergoing a Japan PIII trial starting this fall. The industry is now paying close attention to what impact the product…
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