Tasigna cleared for first-line CML use in Japan
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Executive Summary
Japan's ministry of health, labour and welfare has confirmed the formal approval of Novartis' Tasigna (nilotinib) for first-line use in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), making it only the third such approval for the product worldwide.
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