Korea’s Celltrion Initiates Clinical Trials Of Roche’s Rituxan Biosimilar
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Celltrion takes a step forward in its biosimilar ambitions by commencing clinical trials of a key pipeline product.
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