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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Ono Completes Acquisition of Deciphera
Ono Pharmaceutical said on June 11 that it has successfully closed the purchase of US kinase oncology drug specialist Deciphera Pharmaceuticals for roughly US$2.4 billion - the largest acquisition yet for the Japanese pharma. Through the deal, Ono has now…
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