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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Padcev/Keytruda Wins US Nod for Perioperative Bladder Cancer Use
Astellas Pharma and Pfizer said that the US FDA has approved their antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in combination with Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the perioperative treatment of certain bladder cancers. The newly approved use is…
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