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Bayer gets Japan approval for kidney cancer drug

TOKYO
Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:00am EST
A laboratory researcher in a file photo. German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the treatment of kidney cancer. REUTERS/Sebastian Derungs

TOKYO (Reuters) - German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the treatment of kidney cancer.

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Last week, Japanese health authorities granted priority review status for Nexavar to treat liver cancer.

(Reporting by Edwina Gibbs)
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