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Takeda Delivers Double-Digit Profit Growth as Entyvio Nets 200-Plus Billion Yen
Takeda Pharmaceutical notched up double-digit profit growth in the year ended in March on group revenues of 1.77 trillion yen, which rose 2.2% over the previous year as bullish Entyvio (vedolizumab) sales more than offset a decline stemming from the…
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