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Janssen Files Amivantamab Plus Lazertinib for NSCLC in Japan
Janssen Pharmaceutical said on April 8 that it has filed a combination therapy of its bispecific antibody amivantamab and third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor lazertinib for EGFR-mutated inoperable or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan. Neither drug has…
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