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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Ferring, Nippon Kayaku to Co-Promote Bladder Cancer Gene Therapy
Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Nippon Kayaku said on March 30 that they have entered into a co-promotion agreement in Japan for nadofaragene firadenovec, a gene therapy currently under regulatory review for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Under the deal, the two…
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