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Enfortumab Vedotin Gets FDA Priority Review for Urothelial Cancer: Astellas/Seattle Genetics

September 18, 2019
Astellas Pharma said on September 17 that the US FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application for the investigational antibody drug conjugate (ADC) enfortumab vedotin, which is being codeveloped with Seattle Genetics. The submission made in July is supported by…

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