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Opdivo Drives Ono to Record Profits in FY2016
Ono Pharmaceutical’s sales and profits reached all-time highs in the year ended March 2017 thanks to the strong performance of its immuno-oncology star Opdivo (nivolumab) in Japan and royalties from Bristol-Myers Squibb tied to the drug, the company said on…
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