Analysis of individual placements across 43 companies over the past 18 months paints a vivid picture of Japan’s evolving healthcare industry. This comprehensive snapshot illuminates current market demands, strategic shifts, and the enduring appeal of this pivotal Asian market.Rare Diseases…
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Kyowa Kirin Halts Rocatinlimab Clinical Trials on Malignancy Concerns
Kyowa Kirin said on March 3 that it is discontinuing all global clinical trials of its investigational atopic dermatitis therapy rocatinlimab, a blockbuster hopeful that was also being studied for prurigo nodularis and asthma. Clinical studies identified cases of suspected…
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