The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Biogen Japan Chief Hopes to Build Momentum in ALS Space Riding on Success with Qalsody
Biogen Japan President Takatsugu Den said on December 27 that he hopes that the Japanese approval of the company’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug Qalsody (tofersen) will give fresh impetus to ongoing R&D efforts targeting this fatal neurodegenerative disease. “I…
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