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Sarepta Drops DMD Drug Patent Claim against Nippon Shinyaku in Japan
Nippon Shinyaku said on January 30 that its lawsuit with Sarepta Therapeutics in Japan over the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment Viltepso (viltolarsen) has been terminated after the US biotech waived its patent infringement claim.The lawsuit had been filed by…
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