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Sumitomo/Poxel Wraps Up Japan Pivotal Program for Imeglimin with Successful Long-Term Study
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and French partner Poxel said on December 20 that their diabetes treatment imeglimin met the primary endpoint in the last of three studies comprising their pivotal registration program in Japan, putting them on track for their plan…
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