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Kyowa Kirin Suspends PIIa Study of RTA 402 in Response to Licensor’s Termination of Study
Kyowa Hakko Kirin announced on October 19 the suspension of a PIIa study for bardoxolone methyl (development code: RTA 402), which was licensed from Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. of the US, conducted in Japan in patients with chronic kidney disease and…
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