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Trodelvy Nears Japan Approval as It Sails through Panel Review
Gilead Sciences’ antibody drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab govitecan, known as Trodelvy in the US and Europe, cleared the review of a health ministry advisory panel on September 12, setting the stage for its Japanese approval. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Second…
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