Kissei Pharmaceutical said on July 1 that Tavalisse (fostamatinib) has been launched in South Korea by its local partner, JW Pharmaceutical, for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Tavalisse, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor discovered by US-based…
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