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Kyowa Kirin’s Burosumab Earns Conditional Approval in Europe
Kyowa Hakko Kirin’s anti-FGF23 monoclonal IgG1 antibody burosumab (KRN23) has grabbed conditional approval in Europe for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) in children, which marks the world’s first green light for the drug globally, the company and its US…
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