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In an interview with Jiho, Inc. on April 20, Yukihiko Sato, appointed Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Astellas Pharma, on April 1, said the company plans to conduct marketing activities when it launches its prostate cancer treatment Gonax (degarelix),…
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