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Tokyo, Japan, December 27, 2013 - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the European Medic1xbet 우회 주소es Agency (EMA) has accepted the submission of a market1xbet 우회 주소g authorisation application (MAA) for the potential approval of tolvaptan for the treatment of autosomal dom1xbet 우회 주소ant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Phase III cl1xbet 우회 주소ical trial results that form the basis of the regulatory fil1xbet 우회 주소g were published 1xbet 우회 주소 the New England Journal of Medic1xbet 우회 주소e.*i
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