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J-Pharma’s Biliary Tract Cancer Med Hits Mark in Japan PII Study
Japanese biotech J-Pharma said on January 23 that its L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) inhibitor nanvuranlat (JPH203) achieved the primary goal in a PII study conducted in Japan for the treatment of refractory, advanced biliary tract cancers. The primary…
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