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GSK’s Blenrep, Moderna RSV Jab Edge Closer to Japan Approval with Panel OK
A Japanese health ministry panel on April 21 gave the thumbs-up for approving a list of new medicines and label expansions including GlaxoSmithKline’s antibody drug conjugate (ADC) belantamab mafodotin and Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. Known with the brand…
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