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Expanded reimb for 'Zejula'

By Son, Hyung Min | translator Hong, Ji Yeon

25.01.17 05:20:19

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The long-term treatment over 6 years demonstrated consistent benefits in efficacy¡¤safety

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 ¡ãDr. Jae-Weon Kim of Seoul National University Hospital

Following the reimbursement expansion of Zejula for ovarian cancer, patient access to treatment has been improved. Experts suggest that Zejula will be more widely used in clinical practices based on demonstrated benefits in efficacy and safety in long-term treatment studies.

On January 16, Takeda Pharmaceutical Korea held a press conference commemorating the reimbursement expansion of Zejula monotherapy as a first-line maintenance therapy of HRd-positive ovarian cancer.

As of October 2024, the national health insurance reimbursement criteria for Zejula have been expanded to include treatment of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive ovarian cancer. Previously, Zejula has been

Son, Hyung Min(shm@dailypharm.com)
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