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- Yuhan’s Leclaza passes DREC review for 1st-line NSCLC
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 16, 2023 05:24am
- Yuhan Corp’s application to extend coverage for its 3rd-generation EGFR TKI non-small-cell lung cancer treatment Leclaza (lasertinib)' as a first-line treatment is making rapid progress. After passing the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service review, all that remains is drug price negotiations with the National Health Insurance
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- Regkirona approval is for the Moon care to build up records
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Oct 13, 2023 05:30am
- People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jong-seong pointed out the Moon Jae-in government's budget support for Celltrion's COVID-19 treatment Regkirona as a problem. Rep. Lee Jong-seong criticized the approval of Regkirona, saying it lacked proper verification of effectiveness in order to build on the previous government's legacy of the K vaccine. O
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- NA Rep Kang ‘Increase gov't support to treat breast cancer'
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Oct 13, 2023 05:29am
- It has been pointed out that the government should strengthen economic support for innovative new drugs that treat severe diseases to improve the treatment rate of breast cancer patients. The number of female cancer patients is significantly higher than that of male cancer patients in the same age group, and the number of breast cancer
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- The fate of the drugs identified in the inspeciton inspectio
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 13, 2023 05:29am
- Specifically, they are breast cancer treatment Enhertu, Parkinson's disease treatment Madopar, and other immunotherapy drugs. Enhertu was mentioned by People Power Party lawmaker Kang Ki-yoon. He said that the number of female cancer patients is rapidly increasing and ordered coverage of expensive innovative treatments. At this point, Enh
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- Reimb extensions for Keytruda to be rediscussed later
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 13, 2023 05:29am
- MSD Korea's immunotherapy drug 'Keytruda (pembrolizumab)', which applied for a large-scale reimbursement extension, was unable to pass the first hurdle and was determined in need of rediscussions. The authorities plan to first receive the pharmaceutical company's financial sharing plan and then decide whether to set a reimbursement stand
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- Overseas drug price comparison plan to be announced
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 12, 2023 05:37am
- The final plan will likely be finalized after gathering opinions from the pharmaceutical industry. It is expected that a plan to reevaluate overseas drug prices will be revealed around the end of the year. Health authorities plan to prepare a reevaluation plan by the end of the year and then proceed with it starting next year. According to t
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- AD drug Dupixent’s fails 1st negotiations for RSA renewal
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 12, 2023 05:37am
- The first round of negotiations to renew the risk-sharing agreement (RSA) contract for the severe atopic dermatitis treatment ‘Dupixent (dupilumab, Sanofi)’ has fallen through. The company and the National Health Insurance Service plan to discuss Dupixent’s RSA renewal through additional negotiations. According to the industry on t
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- 75% of patients who administered Kymriah is not effective
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Oct 11, 2023 05:37am
- More than 75% of patients who received the ultra-high-priced drug Kymriah, which costs 360 million won in one dose, did not have an improvement effect. On the 6th, Kim Young-joo, a member of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee (the Democratic Party, Yeongdeungpo Gap) received data from the Health Insurance Review and Assess
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- ‘Little progress for NIP support of 9-valent HPV vaccines'
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Oct 11, 2023 05:36am
- The number of patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer and oropharyngeal cancer, both of which are caused by HPV (human papillomavirus), is on the rise. In just a decade, from 2013 to last year, the number of head and neck cancer patients increased by 41.6%, and the number of oropharyngeal cancer patients increased by 56%. In
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- Eisai’s Jyseleca completes negotiations with NHIS for reimb
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 11, 2023 05:36am
- Eisai Korea has completed negotiations with the National Health Insurance Service for its JAK inhibitor ‘Jyseleca Tab (filgotinib).’ As a result, Jyseleca is now on the verge of being listed for reimbursement in Korea. This drug is the 5th JAK inhibitor introduced to Korea. It has a mechanism of action that selectively inhibits JAK1, t
