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Kyowa Kirin Hopes Amgen-Partnered Eczema Drug to Rival or Even Eclipse Crysvita in Sales: CEO

By Tomohiro Osakabe April 5, 2024
Kyowa Kirin expects its investigational drug rocatinlimab, being jointly developed with Amgen, to tread the footsteps of its global blockbuster Crysvita (burosumab). Otherwise known as KHK4083, the compound is now in PIII development globally for atopic dermatitis as its first…

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