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Kissei Won’t Change 2025 Targets Despite Linzagolix Setback, Decide US Plan by March
Kissei Pharmaceutical will decide on a US development plan before the end of March for its uterine fibroid treatment linzagolix, which has been in limbo in the country since a licensee terminated their deal amid debt woes, President Yasuo Takehana…
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