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Japan Approves 1st Oncolytic Virus, Delytact, for Malignant Glioma
Japanese regulatory authorities on June 11 granted conditional, time-limited approval to Daiichi Sankyo’s Delytact (G47∆; teserpaturev) for the treatment of malignant glioma. It is the world’s first-ever oncolytic virus to be approved for any type of primary brain cancer. Designated…
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