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Diabetes Drug Imeglimin Hits Primary Goal in Japan PIII: Sumitomo, Poxel
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and French biopharma Poxel said on April 9 that their diabetes treatment imeglimin met the primary endpoint in a Japan PIII study dubbed TIMES1 - a result that would help the partners propel their plan for the…
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