Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma said on July 23 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for its HIF-PH inhibitor vadadustat for the treatment of renal anemia, triggering a milestone payment of US$10 million to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based licenser Akebia…
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