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Novartis Pharma announced on February 22 that the anti-malignant tumor agent Glivec Tablets 100 mg (imatinib mesylate) received an additional indication and dosage and administration on the same day for the treatment of FIP1L1-PDGFRα-positive hypereosinophilic syndrome (HEL) and chronic eosinophilic…
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