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Add Type 1 Diabetes to Opdivo Label: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification on November 24, calling on Ono Pharmaceutical to add type 1 diabetes to a list of clinically significant adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the package insert for its anti-PD-1…
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