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AstraZeneca’s COVID Antibody, Daiichi’s TROP2 ADC, and More Up for Review on Dec. 6
A key health ministry advisory panel will discuss whether to recommend approval for a batch of new medicines on December 6, including AstraZeneca’s sipavibart, a long-acting antibody for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients. A total of nine…
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