A key drug review committee of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on August 5 recommended approval for a batch of drugs including Ono Pharmaceutical’s anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab) for an additional indication of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).…
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