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Daiichi Sankyo Commences PI of ADC DS-6000 in US

February 4, 2021
Daiichi Sankyo said on February 3 that it has launched a PI trial in the US for DS-6000, a CDH6 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma or ovarian cancer with disease progression following standard…

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