High-Stakes Meeting With EMA On The Cards For Oncopeptides’ Pepaxto
Executive Summary
Oncopeptides is nearing the end of the regulatory review cycle in the EU for its multiple myeloma drug, melphalan flufenamide. The product has had an erratic journey in the US, where it was approved but then withdrawn, and the withdrawal was subsequently rescinded.
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