AbbVie unit sues Chinese rival over blood cancer drug

Both drug treatments inhibit a protein called Bruton’s tyrosine kinase that can trigger cancer | Lawsuit comes in wake of patent grant for disputed drug | New study caused headaches for AbbVie’s subsidiary.

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