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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Drug Loss Is Intensifying for Rare Cancers amid Rise of Biotech Developers: JSMO Director
The number of unapproved cancer medicines in Japan has been climbing over the past five years, with overseas drug makers increasingly avoiding the market and fueling drug losses particularly in rare tumors, says Kei Muro, director of the Japanese Society…
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