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Shorla makes major push into the US

Cancer treatment Jylamvo is second that the Irish medical start-up has brought stateside in a year

Shorla Oncology founders Orlaith Ryan and Sharon Cunningham say their treatment Jylamvo will provide an alternative for patients to swallowing pills and will be taken in combination with chemotherapy

Shorla Oncology, the Irish life sciences start-up, is gearing up for a greater push into the US market this year

At the end of December, the company announced the commercial launch of Jylamvo, an oral solution for treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, in the US.

According to the company, the FDA-approved oral solution is the first of its kind for adults in the US. The launch was run in partnership with Eversana, which specialises in commercialising ...