Author: ritachalmers
Japan – Eisai and National Cancer Center Commence Joint Research and Development Project
Eisai Co., Ltd. and the National Cancer Center Japan announced today that both parties have entered into a joint research and development (R&D) agreement concerning “Basic research on the drug discovery and development to accelerate development of anticancer drugs in treatment of patients with rare cancers and refractory cancers”, and that research activities have commenced. This R&D project is to be carried out with funding under the program “Cyclic Innovation for Clinical Empowerment (CiCLE)” established by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). Rare cancer is a disease for which it is difficult for pharmaceutical companies to develop ... Read more