Chugai Pharmaceutical announced the Japanese launch of Phesgo®, a subcutaneous combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab (Genentech’s Perjeta® and Herceptin® respectively) to treat HER2-positive breast cancer and advanced or recurrent HER2-positive colorectal cancer that has progressed following cancer chemotherapy and is not amenable to curative resection.
The Japanese National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement price list included Phesgo® on the day Chugai launched it. Phesgo® was approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on 25 September 2023.