Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals
November 18, 2016

ICLUSIG®Tablets 15 mg Now Available 1xbet 다운로드 Japan for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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ICLUSIG was designated as an orphan drug 1xbet 다운로드 Japan and regulatory approval was granted 1xbet 다운로드 September 2016. New Drug Applications have been submitted 1xbet 다운로드 South Korea and Taiwan.

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