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Astellas, MSD File Padcev-Keytruda for Cisplatin-Eligible MIBC in Japan
Astellas Pharma and MSD said on May 14 that they have filed in Japan for a label expansion of the combination therapy of Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for perioperative use in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). The companies are…
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