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Quizartinib Cuts Risk of Death by 24% for AML: Daiichi Sankyo
Daiichi Sankyo’s cancer agent quizartinib demonstrated a 24% reduction in the risk of death versus salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with FLT3-ITD mutations, PIII data show. In May, the Japanese company released topline data from…
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