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Eisai Logs 58.8% Drop in Operating Profit as Merck Milestone Dips on Lenvima Miss
Eisai said on May 12 that its group operating profit declined by a hefty 58.8% in the year ended March 2021, pushed down by a decreased milestone payment from Merck linked to the cancer drug Lenvima (lenvatinib), which failed to…
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