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Opdivo Sales Dip 13% despite 1.5-Fold Volume Growth: Ono
Ono Pharmaceutical’s immuno-oncology star Opdivo (nivolumab) saw its sales dwindle 13% to 90.1 billion yen in the year ended March 2018, despite a 45% volume increase, as it took a full-year blow from a 50% emergency price slashed imposed in…
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