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PD-L1 expression testing is unlikely to be a “prerequisite” for the use of Ono Pharmaceutical’s anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab), but medical institutions would be required to explain why they cannot conduct the test, according to a health ministry official. The…
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