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Oncolys Plans to Begin Japan PII Study of Oncolytic Virus in 2nd Half of 2019
Oncolys BioPharma plans to initiate a PII study of its oncolytic virus telomelysin in Japan in the second half of 2019 to obtain data for regulatory approval for an indication of esophageal cancer, President Yasuo Urata told Jiho, indicating its…
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