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Nippon Kayaku Files Humira Biosimilar for nr-axSpA
Nippon Kayaku said on September 30 that it has filed its biosimilar versions of the anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody Humira (adalimumab) for an additional indication of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) in Japan.Subject to the filing is Adalimumab BS Subcutaneous Injection 40…
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