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Astellas, MSD Seek Japan Nod for Padcev/Keytruda in Perioperative MIBC
Astellas Pharma and MSD said on January 30 that they have filed for an additional indication for the combination therapy of Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for certain patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) in Japan. The companies are…
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