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    {
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      "allKinaseInhibitors": 34,
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    {
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      "allKinaseInhibitors": 42,
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      "allKinaseInhibitors": 49,
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    {
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      "allKinaseInhibitors": 55,
      "covalent": 8
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    {
      "year": 2020,
      "allKinaseInhibitors": 64,
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    {
      "year": 2021,
      "allKinaseInhibitors": 69,
      "covalent": 10
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    {
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      "allKinaseInhibitors": 71,
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      "year": 2023,
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    {
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    "Distigmine",
    "Iproniazid",
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    "Phenoxypropazine",
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      "Vigabatrin"
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      2011,
      "Boceprevir"
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      "Telaprevir"
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    [
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      "Ibrutinib"
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      "Ixazomib citrate"
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      "Olmutinib"
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    [
      2017,
      "Acalabrutinib"
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    [
      2017,
      "Neratinib"
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    [
      2017,
      "Vaborbactam"
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      2018,
      "Dacomitinib anhydrous"
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      2019,
      "Relebactam anhydrous"
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    [
      2019,
      "Selinexor"
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    [
      2019,
      "Voxelotor"
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      2019,
      "Zanubrutinib"
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      2020,
      "Tirabrutinib"
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    [
      2021,
      "Mobocertinib"
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      "Sotorasib"
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      "Adagrasib"
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      2022,
      "Futibatinib"
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      2023,
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    [
      2023,
      "Ritlecitinib"
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      2024,
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    [
      2024,
      "Lazertinib"
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      2023,
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      "Estramustine phosphate",
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    [
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