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Eisai Seeks HCC Indication for Lenvima in Japan
Eisai said on June 23 that it has filed an application in Japan seeking approval of its cancer med Lenvima (lenvatinib) for an additional indication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. In a global PIII…
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