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Sumitomo’s Q1 Sales Zoom 22% on FX, Cancer Drug License Fee
Sumitomo Pharma said on July 29 that its April-June revenue soared 21.9% year over year as the yen’s depreciation and a one-time license income tied to its prostate cancer med buoyed its topline to more than offset a drop in…
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