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Kissei Files Linzagolix for Uterine Fibroids in Japan
Kissei Pharmaceutical said on February 26 that it has submitted a new drug application for its in-house discovered GnRH antagonist linzagolix for the treatment of uterine fibroids in Japan.The submission rides on the back of data from Japanese PIII studies,…
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