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Amgen Files BiTE Drug Tarlatamab for Lung Cancer in Japan

May 16, 2024
Amgen said on May 15 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for tarlatamab, an investigational bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) molecule, for the treatment of advanced or relapsed extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The submission is supported…

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