Swissmedic approves IFINWIL® for children diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma

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IFINWIL®: now approved in Switzerland1Nine out of 10 cases of neuroblastoma occur in children under the age of five2The average survival rate of children with HRNB is only 50%2Accessed July 2025 
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