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AZ Japan Sees Combo Holding Promise in Immuno-Oncology Race, Set to Triple Oncology Sales in 5 Years
Dave Fredrickson, the new Japan chief of AstraZeneca, expressed his confidence on October 25 that his company could catch up with rivals in the immuno-oncology (IO) space by capitalizing on its combination therapy of two internally developed IO compounds. “We…
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