Takeda’s Weekly Oral Proteasome Inhibitor Ixazomib Passes First Pivotal Test
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Company plans to submit data from positive TOURMALINE-MM1 study of Velcade follow-on ixazomib in relapsed myeloma to regulators; drug set for 2015 filing.
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