New indication for Perjeta in Japan

11 October 2018
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The firm that calls itself the leading oncology company in Japan strengthened its position on Wednesday with the approval of its breast cancer drug in a new indication in the Asian country.

Chugai Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4519), which is majority-owned by Swiss pharma giant Roche (ROG: SIX), has obtained a supplemental approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for Perjeta (pertuzumab) for the indication of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Perjeta is currently approved in Japan for HER2-positive inoperable or recurrent breast cancer.

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