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Rakuten Medical’s Photoimmunotherapy Now Available in Japan
Rakuten Medical Japan said on February 8 that it has launched its photoimmunotherapy agent Akalux (cetuximab sarotalocan sodium) along with a laser system called BioBlade for the treatment of unresectable locally advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer. Akalux is…
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