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Astellas Vows Intensive Investment in 6 Late-Stage Assets to Weather Patent Cliff: CEO
Astellas Pharma President and CEO Kenji Yasukawa on April 26 highlighted the company’s resolve to plow intensive resources into six late-stage pipelines, including the cancer drug candidate IMAB362 (zolbetuximab), in a bid to tackle a looming patent cliff for its…
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