Medivation/Astellas Will Be Ready For Xtandi To Enter Pre-Chemo Prostate Cancer Setting
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The oncology drug has been submitted for approval in the larger chemotherapy-naïve patient population and Medivation intends to increase its sales force to support the launch.
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