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Ono Says Honjo’s 22.6 billion Yen Claim Groundless, No Agreement Reached on 40% Opdivo Fee Proposal
Ono Pharmaceutical has rebutted Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo’s claim that the company failed to pay 22.6 billion yen over patent royalties pertaining to the anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab), contending that there was no agreement reached on such share in the…
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