Astex Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA ODAC Meeting of sNDA Application for Dacogen in Treatment of Elderly AML

DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTX), today announced the pre-publication notice of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) Meeting to discuss the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection, an application submitted by Eisai, Inc. The proposed indication for this product is for the treatment of elderly acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).