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MHLW Panel Backs Takeda’s Cell Therapy Darvadstrocel for Complex Anal Fistulas in CD

September 7, 2021

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A key health ministry panel on September 6 recommended the approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s cell therapy product darvadstrocel for the treatment of complex fistulas associated with Crohn’s disease. Official approval could come as early as October. Darvadstrocel consists of stem…

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