Korean Pharmas To Highlight Lung Cancer Pipeline Progress At AACR
Executive Summary
Several South Korean companies are set to present updates on their growing lung cancer pipelines at a major meeting in Chicago this month, underlining the high unmet needs and strong R&D interest in this area by firms in the country.
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