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Junshi Biosciences Announces Approval of sNDA for Toripalimab in Combination with Bevacizumab for 1st-line Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
SHANGHAI, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (Junshi Biosciences, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) has approved the supplemental new drug application (“sNDA”) for the company’s product, toripalimab, in combination with bevacizumab for the first-line treatment of u
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