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Rakuten Medical Could File Photoimmunotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in 2022; COO Says More Indications Eyed
If all goes well, Rakuten Medical could reach a filing in 2022 for its investigational head and neck cancer therapy ASP-1929 - an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that works on its unique “photoimmunotherapy” platform - and its executive says the…
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