MEBGEN™ BRAF 3 Kit receives MHLW approval and insurance coverage as a tumor agnostic companion diagnostic (JSR Life Sciences Press Release)
"Medical and Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd...a JSR Life Sciences Company, announced that the MEBGEN™ BRAF 3 Kit, an in vitro diagnostic reagent, was approved for manufacturing and marketing by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) on August 18, 2023, and received national health insurance coverage on November 1, 2023...With MHLW approval and insurance coverage, the MEBGEN™ BRAF 3 Kit is expected to support personalized medicine based on its ability to detect the presence or absence of BRAF gene mutations in rare tumors (solid tumors including histiocytosis and hairy cell leukemia) for which treatment options are limited."