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Taiho Picks Up Rights to China Pharma’s Lung Cancer Drug

March 4, 2024
Taiho Pharmaceutical said on March 1 that it has snared the exclusive rights to Haihe Biopharma’s gumarontinib, a drug candidate for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) now under Japanese regulatory review, in Japan, Asia (excluding China), and Oceania. The Otsuka…

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