Japan Delays Keytruda Pricing Amid PD-1 Cost Concerns
Executive Summary
Regulatory authorities in Japan have put back the granting of a reimbursement price to Keytruda under the national health insurance system amid rising worries over the cost of new cancer immunotherapies, delaying the launch of the product for now.
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