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8 October 2024NewsEuropeMarisa Woutersen

Astellas defends blockbuster cancer treatment patent

A UK court upholds the patent for Astellas Pharma's life-extending prostate cancer treatment | Judgment dismisses attempts by Accord Healthcare, Sandoz, and Teva to invalidate the patent | Parallel litigation in Germany and Netherlands ongoing.

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