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Amgen Submits Fast-Track Palifermin BLA In Mucositis

June 25, 2004

Amgen Inc. is requesting U.S. regulatory approval under fast-track guidelines for palifermin, a first-in-class investigational compound for oral mucositis. (BioWorld Today)

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