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Astellas Begins Global PIII Study of Cytomegalovirus Vaccine
Astellas Pharma and US-based Vical announced on June 26 the initiation of a global PIII study of the cytomegalovirus vaccine ASP0113 for hematopoietic cell transplant recipients in the US. Europe and Japan will also be included later in the PIII…
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