Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

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A collaborative research agreement will leverage Sony’s unique polymer, which the companies contend is a stable, effective linker for delivering antibody-drug conjugate payloads to cancer cells.
Veozah, an oral once-daily medication, is the first FDA-approved NK3 receptor antagonist for hot flashes, a common symptom of menopause that can affect health and quality of life.
Japanese biopharma scoops up Iveric’s investigational drug for age-related blindness disease. The drug, which trails Apellis’ Syfovre, is awaiting FDA approval with a decision expected by August.
The FDA has approved the combination regimen of Merck’s Keytruda and Seagen and Astellas’ Padcev for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Pfizer and Astellas announced positive topline Phase III results Thursday for Xtandi plus leuprolide in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
After overcoming a clinical hold, Astellas presented preliminary safety and efficacy data from the Phase I/II FORTIS trial of AT845 in late-onset Pompe disease at the 19th Annual WORLDSymposium 2023.
Astellas named a new president and CEO and announced additional changes to its leadership structure in an effort to accelerate growth and chart its long-term business trajectory.
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Thursday, Astellas announced that the FDA had lifted its clinical hold for the company’s experimental gene therapy trial for late-onset Pompe disease.
Twist Bioscience announced a partnership with Astellas Pharma on Monday, seeking to discover antibodies against several targets to hit on curative therapies for hard-to-treat diseases.
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