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Astellas Files Zolbetuximab for CLDN18.2-Positive Gastric Cancer in Japan
Astellas Pharma said on June 9 that it filed a new drug application (NDA) in Japan on the same day for its Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-targeted monoclonal antibody zolbetuximab. Zolbetuximab was submitted for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced…
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