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Japan Approves Oncolys’ Telomelysin for Esophageal Cancer
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on June 8 approved Oncolys BioPharma’s oncolytic virus therapy Telomelysin (suratadenoturev) for the treatment of esophageal cancer.Telomelysin is indicated for patients with esophageal cancer who are ineligible for curative resection or chemoradiotherapy,…
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