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Astellas to Test Selecta’s IgG Protease with Pompe Gene Therapy
Astellas Pharma is getting its hands on US peer Selecta Biosciences’ next-generation IgG protease candidate, betting on the drug’s potential for combined use with its gene therapy for Pompe disease, which is now under an FDA clinical hold. The two…
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