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Sawai Wins Lawsuit over CML Use in Sprycel Generic
Sawai Pharmaceutical said on May 16 that it had won in a lawsuit that was filed by Bristol Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland with the Tokyo District Court in January 2024, claiming damages for the Japanese firm’s generic version of the…
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