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Five Companies To Watch This ASCO

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

MacroGenics, Amgen, Celgene, Forty Seven and Iovance are all set to enjoy a good ASCO meeting with promising data for key products revealed in the abstract drop.

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MacroGenics, Amgen, Celgene, Forty Seven and Iovance are companies to watch in Chicago

The ASCO abstract drop on 15 May gives a heads up as to which companies will be attracting attention at the meeting in Chicago from 31 May to 4 June. Here we take a look at five firms highlighted by Biomedtracker and Datamonitor Healthcare as being the ones to watch. 

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