BeyondSpring's Next Move Uncertain After Plinabulin CRL
Limited Impact On China Partner Hengrui?
Executive Summary
Chinese firm BeyondSpring dealt a setback after the US FDA refuses to approve plinabulin for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
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