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26 January 2023Big PharmaLiz Hockley

BMS sues AstraZeneca for infringing cancer treatment drug

US pharma giant says competitor’s drug Imjudo violates two patents | BMS’ blockbuster was first to use checkpoint inhibitors, says complaint.

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