MSD Exec On Progress, Complexity Of HTA For Keytruda In Asia-Pacific
Executive Summary
MSD’s Global Medical Affairs Lead, Asia Pacific, Aileen Dualan, discusses in an interview with Scrip the diverse, multi-faceted HTA and reimbursement landscape for cancer therapies like Keytruda in the APAC region and progress made, among other issues.
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