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Delay after delay¡¦When will Phesgo be reimb in Korea?

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Kang, Shin-Kook

24.05.31 05:45:56

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Pending for 10 months after passing CDDC review last August

Government and pharmaceutical companies¡¯ willingness is key...Industry attention on whether the drug will be reimbursed or not


The biobetter breast cancer treatment ¡®Phesgo¡¯ is facing a tough road to insurance coverage in Korea.

Roche Korea¡¯s subcutaneous fixed-dose combination injection Phesgo (pertuzumab, trastuzumab) that combined ¡®Perjeta¡¯ and ¡®Herceptin¡¯ has passed the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service¡¯s Cancer Disease Deliberation Committee review in August last year.

After reporting to the Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee review, Roche started negotiations with the National Health Insurance Service regarding the supply and quality control obligations for Phesgo but had made no progress. The 60-day deadline for negotiations has already passed, and no agreement has been reached i

Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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