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Approval of Femara, IFN-a (Human Leukocytes) Withheld

December 9, 2002
The CDFS's Second Committee on Drugs has withheld the approval of the aromatase inhibitor Femara and Femara Tablet 1mg and 2.5mg (letrozole) for the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer applied for by Ciba-Geigy Japan and IFN-a (Nisseki) 300 and 600…

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