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Rakuten Medical Ratcheting Up Overseas Expansion Drive for Akalux: Japan Chief
Rakuten Medical will aggressively pursue its strategy towards the global rollout of its photoimmunotherapy drug Akalux (cetuximab sarotalocan sodium), first targeting markets like the US, India, and Taiwan, says the company’s new Japan president Minami Maeda. Photoimmunotherapy involves administering a…
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