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Experts weigh in on what duty-free cancer drugs mean for treatment in India
04 Feb 2026 08:43 GMT
… and Ipilimumab.
What the numbers say
These drugs are … procurement of medications. With medications readily available, treatment plans can … new National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research … trial sites; and a revamp of the country's drug …
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<![CDATA[FDA Clears Phase 3 Trial of iSCIB1+ for Advanced Melanoma Treatment]]>
04 Feb 2026 07:48 GMT
… S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an … nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab). A key outcome of … treatment provides a significant improvement over historic benchmarks.
Trial details
The SCOPE trial … substitute for professional medical advice, as your …
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Huons affiliate PanGen Biotech posts 47% surge in operating profit in 2025
04 Feb 2026 02:16 GMT
… .
Client pharmaceuticals include Bristol Myers Squibb’s Yervoy (ipilimumab) immunotherapy drug, Johnson … ’s Evenity (romosozumab) osteoporosis treatment.
Pangen Biotech is in the process of …
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Duty-free, still out of reach: Why a 'waived' cancer drug costs Rs 1 crore
03 Feb 2026 20:03 GMT
… the annual cost of treatment still stands at around … 5 lakh annually, and ipilimumab for specific blood cancers, … with pharmaceutical companies to procure newer cancer drugs for … outpatient care, diagnostics, medicines and cashless hospitalisation at …
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Rare-Disease, Cancer Drugs Get Cheaper
03 Feb 2026 07:21 GMT
… Ipilimumab), alongside multiple immune checkpoint inhibitors that are predominantly imported.
Imported Drug … rare disease segment, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals benefits from the exemption … of the most expensive treatments in modern medicine, improving adherence and …
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Explained: The 17 breast cancer and leukemia drugs that Budget 2026 made cheaper
02 Feb 2026 18:59 GMT
… 15,000.
17. Ipilimumab
A well-known immunotherapy drug used in many … own pockets for treatment. When import duty on these drugs is removed … treatment is already difficult. Therefore, making medicines cheaper is not just a medical …
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Budget 2026: Ibrutinib, Venetoclax, Ribociclib Now Duty-Free, Cancer Drugs Cheaper for Patients
02 Feb 2026 19:45 GMT
… combining higher public spending, pharmaceutical industrial strategy, regulatory … import benefits to treatments for seven additional … . Trametinib
17. Ipilimumab
These medicines are typically used … of medicines, drugs, and Foods for Special Medical Purposes …
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Union Budget 2026: Life-Saving Medicines Within Reach, Says Dr Naresh Purohit
01 Feb 2026 23:38 GMT
… Trametinib, and Ipilimumab. For families facing long-term treatment regimens, even a … struggle to access specialized medicines and medical foods, which are mostly … and rare disease drugs, strengthening India’s pharmaceutical and biotech industries. This will …
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Budget 2026-27: List of 17 cancer drugs exempted from customs duty
01 Feb 2026 19:40 GMT
… covers a range of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer … often require prolonged treatment, even a small reduction in drug prices can … . Dabrafenib
16. Trametinib
17. Ipilimumab
These medicines are widely used in advanced …
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Exemption on drugs for cancer, rare disease: Patient-first or minimal benefits?
01 Feb 2026 17:09 GMT
… drugs, medicines and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) used in treatment … Shanghai Henlius Biotech /; Intas Pharmaceuticals – India partner)
Tislelizumab (BeOne Medicines (formerly … Novartis)
Trametinib (Novartis)
Ipilimumab (Bristol Myers Squibb)
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