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Revive Therapeutics to Investigate Bucillamine’s Potential in Cancer Treatment
TORONTO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (“Revive” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: RVVTF) (CSE: RVV) (FRANKFURT:31R), a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for infectious diseases, rare disorders, and medical countermeasures, announced today that it has been contacted by a prominent clinical researcher from a U.S. University Cancer Institute. The researcher aims to investigate Bucillamine’s potential as a cancer treatment,
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