Novocure’s Optune Pax® Receives Approval in Japan for the Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

BAAR, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novocure (Nasdaq: NVCR) announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approved Optune Pax® for the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, concomitant with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. “The approval of Optune Pax provides a promising new treatment option for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, a disease with an urgent need for effective therapies,” said Makoto Ueno, MD, PhD, D