The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on August 27 granted the sakigake fast-track designation for GlaxoSmithKline’s bepirovirsen and Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim’s nerandomilast. Bepirovirsen was designated for the proposed indication of chronic hepatitis B patients (excluding those with cirrhosis)…
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