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Janssen Files Bispecific Antibody Amivantamab for NSCLC in Japan
Janssen Pharmaceutical said on November 17 that it has made a Japan submission for its bispecific antibody amivantamab to be used in combination with chemotherapy for certain types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The Japan application for the drug,…
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