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Telomelysin Submission Likely Delayed into 2024 or Later: Oncolys/Chugai
Chugai Pharmaceutical is anticipating a delay in its Japanese regulatory submission for telomelysin, an oncolytic virus licensed from Tokyo-based biotech Oncolys BioPharma, for the treatment of esophageal cancer, due to COVID-19. Oncolys said on April 14 that it has been…
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