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Oncolys’ Telomelysin Wins Backing from Japan Panel
A Japanese health ministry panel on May 21 recommended approval for Oncolys BioPharma’s oncolytic virus therapy Telomelysin (suratadenoturev) for esophageal cancer. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Committee on Regenerative Medicine Products, Biological Products and Biotechnologies endorsed the product for standard approval,…
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