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J&J’s Lazcluze, Genmab’s Tivdak, and More Up for MHLW Panel Review on Feb. 27
A key health ministry advisory panel will discuss on February 27 whether to recommend approval for a throng of new medicines including Janssen Pharmaceutical’s (J&J) third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor lazertinib, known as Lazcluze overseas. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Second…
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