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Astellas Drops IRA Lawsuit after Xtandi Avoids 1st Drug List
Astellas Pharma has pulled its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) after its flagship cancer drug Xtandi (enzalutamide) was spared from a list of 10 drugs up for first-ever price negotiations with Medicare under the law.…
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