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Imfinzi combo drug Imjudo can be prescribed at hospitals

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Alice Kang

24.11.13 05:43:09

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Passes drug committees of SNUH, AMC, etc.

Is expected to be reviewed by CDDC after applying for reimbursement listing in June


Immuno-oncology drug Imfinzi's combination partner Imjudo may now be prescribed in general hospitals in Korea.

According to industry sources, AstraZeneca Korea's CTLA-4 inhibitor Imjudo (tremelimumab) has passed the drug committees (DCs) of tertiary hospitals in Korea including Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul Asan Medical Center.

For now, however, Imjudo is a non-reimbursed drug. AstraZeneca submitted an application for the reimbursement of the PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Imjudo combination for liver cancer in June and is currently awaiting a review by the Health and Insurance Review and Assessment Service¡¯s Cancer Disease Review Committee.

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