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Kyowa Kirin Grants AZ Option Rights to Commercialization of Benralizumab in Japan
Kyowa Hakko Kirin and AstraZeneca PLC (AZ) have entered into an agreement for exclusive option rights to commercialize Kyowa Kirin’s benralizumab (development code: KHK4563) for asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Japan, the pair said on July 16. If AZ…
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