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SymBio, Eagle Take Pfizer Japan to Court after Treakisym Gx Launch
SymBio Pharmaceuticals and Eagle Pharmaceuticals have filed another lawsuit in Tokyo over patents pertaining to their cancer agent Treakisym (bendamustine), this time against Pfizer Japan, which just rolled out its version of the drug earlier this month. On December 16,…
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