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MHLW Re-Stresses Caution over Use of EGFR TKIs in Opdivo-Treated Patients
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a drug safety bulletin on September 6, reiterating the risk of using EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients who have been treated with Opdivo (nivolumab). Repeating a warning contained in…
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