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Jun 1, 2018

Astellas Announces Personnel Change

Astellas Announces Personnel Change

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May 31, 2018

Astellas Announces Acquisition of Own Shares

Tokyo, May 31, 2018- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D.) today announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, a resolution was adopted...

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May 31, 2018

Astellas Submits Application for Approval of Peficitinib for Rheumatoid Arthritis (Including Prevention of Structural Joint Damage) in Patients Who Have an Inadequate Response to Conventional Therapies in Japan

TOKYO, May 31, 2018 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) today announced that it has submitted an application for marketing approval of peficitinib...

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May 31, 2018

Astellas and FibroGen Announce Topline Results from Double-Blind Japan Phase 3 Study for Roxadustat in Hemodialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Anemia

TOKYO and San Francisco, May 31, 2018 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and FibroGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGEN, CEO: Thomas B. Neff, “FibroGen”

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May 31, 2018

Astellas Oncology C3 Prize® Returns for Third Year with Focus on Improving -Cancer Care in Underserved Regions of the World-

TOKYO – May 31, 2018 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced the launch of the third annual Astellas Oncology C3 Prize...

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May 29, 2018

U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review to Astellas’ New Drug Application for Gilteritinib for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

TOKYO – May 29, 2018 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D. “Astellas”) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted,...

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May 24, 2018

Addition of Mirabegron to Tamsulosin Demonstrates Superior Efficacy Compared to Placebo in Men with Overactive Bladder Symptoms

TOKYO – May 24, 2018 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the post-marketing MATCH study exploring use of mirabegron versus...

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May 22, 2018

SUJANU® Combination Tablets released -Drug combining selective DPP-4 inhibitor and selective SGLT2 inhibitor-

Tokyo,May 22,2018 -MSD K.K. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Jannie Oosthuizen; “MSD”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO; Kenji Yasukawa;...

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May 22, 2018

Restructuring of Operations in Japan - Restructuring Astellas Pharma Inc. and group companies in Japan, and offering early retirement incentive program -

TOKYO, May 22, 2018 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) today announced restructuring of operations in Japan and introduction of the early...

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May 16, 2018

Astellas Announces Abstracts Highlighting Growing Oncology Portfolio to be Presented at 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

TOKYO – May 16, 2018 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today that a wide selection of abstracts highlighting the...

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