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Astellas, UCB Form Partnership for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Awaiting Approval
Astellas Pharma and UCB S.A. (based in Brussels) announced on February 1 that they had entered into an agreement to jointly develop and commercialize certolizumab pegol (foreign brand name: Cimzia) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan, for…
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