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TOKYO and NEW YORK, April 29, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that XTANDI® (enzalutamide) plus leuprolide significantly reduced the risk of metastasis...

TOKYO, April 27, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, it decided changes of...

TOKYO, April 14, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that The Lancet published detailed data from the Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial evaluating first-line treatment with zolbetuximab, an investigational first-in-class Claudin...

Kyoto and Tokyo, April 12, 2023 - The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University (Director: Dr. Jun Takahashi; “CiRA”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) entered into the second phase...

TOKYO, April 11, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that it expects to book an impairment loss of approximately ¥58.0 billion as other expenses in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022...

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash. – April 3, 2023 -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) and Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PADCEV®...

TOKYO and Columbia, Maryland, March 29, 2023 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement ("the Agreement") with Roche Diabetes Care Japan Co., Ltd...

TOKYO, March 28, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO:
Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D.) today announced the following personnel change...

TOKYO, March 22, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) will present detailed results from the Phase 3 GLOW trial evaluating first-line treatment with zolbetuximab, an investigational first-in-class Claudin...

NEW YORK and TOKYO, March 17, 2023 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced positive topline...

TOKYO, March 16, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced the status and the completion of acquisition of its own shares based on the resolution of the Board of Directors' meeting held on February...

TOKYO, MARCH 14, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 China ARCHES study of XTANDI® (enzalutamide) plus androgen deprivation therapy...

TOKYO, March 13, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced The Lancet published detailed results from the pivotal Phase 3 SKYLIGHT 1™ study of fezolinetant, an investigational oral, nonhormonal...

TOKYO and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 9, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) today announced topline results from the Phase 3 MORPHO clinical...

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash.– March 9, 2023 -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products...

TOKYO, March 1, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D. “the Company”) announced the status of acquisition of its own shares as stated below. The acquisition was implemented pursuant to the provision of its Articles of Incorporation...

February 22, 2023 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo; President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa), The Mitsubishi Chemical Group, and CKD Corporation (Headquarters: Komaki, Aichi; President: Katsuhito Okuoka) won the Minister of Environment Award...

TOKYO, February 22, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") today announced an update on preliminary safety and efficacy data from its ongoing FORTIS Phase1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety...

TOKYO, February 20, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the company that it is extending the original priority...

TOKYO, February 13, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) would like to express its deepest sympathy to victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria...

TOKYO, February 9, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050...

TOKYO, February 6, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that at a meeting of its Board of Directors, held today, approved changes of its Representative...

TOKYO, February 6, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, a resolution was adopted to acquire its own shares pursuant...

TOKYO, January 24, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that Astellas and Sandoz AG (“Sandoz”) have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, under which Astellas will transfer the...

TOKYO, January 20, 2023 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold on January 19th for the FORTIS Ph1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety...