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Chugai’s PNH Med, Takeda’s cTTP Therapy Now in Line for Japan Approval
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment crovalimab sailed through the review of a key Japanese advisory panel on February 29, setting the stage for approval in the near future along with a batch of other medicines endorsed on the…
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