Made in China: new, potentially lifesaving drugs
China is pushing to play a bigger role in the global drug industry, pharmaceutical innovation a national priority
Shanghai
ONE new drug promises to stop cancer from spreading to other organs. Another would treat blood cancer. A third would use the body's immune system to kill tumors.
All three show encouraging results, and need just one more step to be approved for use in the United States. The drugs have something else in common: They were created in China.
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