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2 April 2019Big Pharma

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo to develop new cancer treatment

Biopharmaceutical company  AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company  Daiichi Sankyo to develop and commercialise trastuzumab deruxtecan, a potential new medicine for cancer treatment.

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