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Astellas’ April-December Sales Up 17% on FX Tailwind; Xtandi Slows in US but Brisk in Japan
Astellas Pharma’s sales surged 17.3% in the first nine month of FY2022, spurred by the weaker yen. Revenue rose even excluding the currency gain, however, as the company saw the positive growth of Xtandi (enzalutamide) and other major products. In…
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