Two novel rare disease drugs by OrphanPacific and Ultragenyx Japan — leniolisib and triheptanoin — as well as Bayer’s low-dose MRI contrast agent gadoquatrane inched a step closer to approval in Japan after winning backing from a key health ministry…
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