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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Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical has acquired the exclusive rights in Japan to develop, manufacture, and market the investigational oncolytic virus Surv.m-CRA-1 for bone and soft tissue tumors, including primary malignant bone tumors. The asset was discovered by Surv BioPharma, a spinoff…
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