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Rakuten Medical Launches Global PIII Trial of Photoimmunotherapy/Keytruda Combo
Rakuten Medical said on January 23 that it has kicked off a global PIII study of the combination of its photoimmunotherapy drug ASP-1929 (cetuximab sarotalocan sodium) and Merck’s anti-PD-1 antibody Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a first-line treatment for recurrent head and…
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