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Astellas/Seagen Seek Padcev’s Full Approval, Label Expansion in US

February 22, 2021
Astellas Pharma and partner Seagen said on February 18 that they have filed applications seeking to convert the accelerated approval of their antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) granted in 2019 to regular approval and expand its indication. In the…

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