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Kura/Kyowa Kirin’s AML Drug Accepted for US FDA Review
Kura Oncology and Kyowa Kirin said that the US FDA has accepted for priority review the companies’ investigational acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment ziftomenib, with the target action date set for November 30. A selective once-daily oral menin inhibitor, ziftomenib…
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