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Knight Therapeutics Announces Approval of Additional Indication for MINJUVI® (tafasitamab) in Brazil
MONTREAL, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc., (TSX: GUD) ("Knight") a pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its Brazilian affiliate, United Medical Ltda. has received approval from ANVISA, the Brazilian health regulatory agency, for an additional indication for MINJUVI® (tafasitamab). The approval follows a supplemental regulatory filing and review by ANVISA under Project Orbis for MINJUVI®, in combination with rituximab and lenalid
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