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Oct 12, 2020

Astellas and Seagen Announce Positive Topline Results from Second Cohort of Patients in Phase 2 Pivotal Trial of PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in Advanced Urothelial Cancer

- Durable Responses Observed in Patients Who Had Previously Received Immunotherapy but Were Ineligible for Cisplatin in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Setting -

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash. -- October 12, 2020 -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced positive topline results from the second cohort of patients in the pivotal phase...

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Sep 28, 2020

Astellas’ Real-World Evidence Studies Provide Further Insight into Negative Impacts of Vasomotor Symptoms (VMS) Associated with Menopause

New findings to be presented at The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting

TOKYO, September 28, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced findings from two Real-World Evidence (RWE) studies and a qualitative sleep survey that underscore the prevalence of...

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Sep 24, 2020

Astellas and University of Pittsburgh Announce Research Collaboration for Treatment of Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration

- Striving to establish a new treatment using adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy -

TOKYO and PITTSBURGH, PA, September 24, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and University of Pittsburgh (Chancellor: Patrick Gallagher, Ph.D., “Pittsburgh”) have entered into a research collaboration...

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Sep 23, 2020

Astellas Collaborates with Two Research Centers at the University of Tokyo

- Early approaches to cutting-edge science and technology innovation -

TOKYO, September 23, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) has signed an agreement with two research centers at the University of Tokyo (President: Makoto Gonokami, Ph.D.): The Institute for Life Science...

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Sep 18, 2020

Astellas and Seattle Genetics Announce PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) Significantly Improved Overall Survival in Phase 3 Trial in Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

- Trial Stopped Early Due to Positive Results at Planned Interim Analysis -

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash. -- September 18, 2020 -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that a phase 3 trial of PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)...

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Aug 24, 2020

Science-Based Fitness Service, Fit-eNce®

- Advance application acceptance starting today, service scheduled to launch on September 1 -

TOKYO, August 24, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today that it will start accepting advance applications and taking reservations for its exercise support service Fit-eNce®1, which encourages...

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Jul 22, 2020

Astellas is Awarded Grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Fund Early Clinical Studies of ASP8062 to Investigate Potential Novel Therapeutic Approach to Address the Opioid Crisis

TOKYO, July 22, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced it has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

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Jul 20, 2020

Astellas Named to FTSE4Good Index Series for Ninth Consecutive Year

TOKYO, July 20, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that it has been named to the FTSE4Good Index Series for ninth consecutive year. Astellas was recognized for its strong performance especially...

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Jun 8, 2020

Roxadustat Demonstrates Non-Inferiority to Darbepoetin in Phase 3 DOLOMITES Study of Anemia in Non-Dialysis-Dependent Adult Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

- Study meets primary endpoint demonstrating non-inferiority of roxadustat to darbepoetin in correction and maintenance of hemoglobin levels

TOKYO, June 8, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced results from the Phase 3 DOLOMITES study, evaluating the efficacy and safety of roxadustat compared with darbepoetin alfa for the treatment...

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Jun 5, 2020

Astellas, City of Yokohama, and Yokohama City University Developed Science-Based Exercise Programs through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration

- Fitness Services are planned for launch in 2020 -

TOKYO, June 5, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) developed science-based exercise programs in cooperation with the City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa, Mayor: Fumiko Hayashi, "City of...

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May 29, 2020

XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Approved by Japan MHLW for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Distant Metastasis

XTANDI is now MHLW-approved for both metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer in Japan

TOKYO, May 29, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved XTANDI® (enzalutamide), an oral androgen receptor...

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May 29, 2020

Final PROSPER Results Show XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Significantly Extends Overall Survival in Men with Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Data simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented during the virtual scientific program of the 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting

NEW YORK and TOKYO, May 29, 2020 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) have announced final results from the overall survival (OS) analysis of the Phase 3 PROSPER trial, which evaluated...

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May 21, 2020

European Medicines Agency Accepts Astellas’ Marketing Authorization Application for Roxadustat

Submission for the treatment of anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease

TOKYO and San Francisco, May 21, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and FibroGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGEN, CEO: Enrique Conterno, “FibroGen”) today announced the marketing authorization application

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May 20, 2020

Notice Regarding Continuation of the Performance-linked Stock Compensation Scheme

TOKYO, May 20, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “the Company”) today announced that the meeting of the Board of Directors held today passed...

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Apr 28, 2020

Astellas and Harvard Establish Strategic Research Alliance

-Collaboration supports advancement of Astellas drug discovery research and Harvard biomedical research in a range of therapeutic areas-

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 28, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Harvard University (President: Lawrence S. Bacow, J.D., M.P.P., Ph.D., “Harvard”) have established a three-year strategic research...

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Apr 27, 2020

Change of Directors and Organizational Change

TOKYO, April 27, 2020 - 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...

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Apr 21, 2020

Astellas Announces Acquisition of Nanna

-Nanna’s unique screening platform has great potential to create novel programs, leading to maximization of mitochondria-related research

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE (UK), April 21, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Nanna Therapeutics Limited (CEO: David Williams, Ph.D., “Nanna”) today announced that Astellas has acquired Nanna, a biotech...

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Apr 10, 2020

Astellas Announces Acceptance of XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) for Regulatory Review in China by the National Medical Products Administration

TOKYO, April 10, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today a new drug application (NDA) for the oral once-daily therapy XOSPATA® (gilteritinib), for the treatment of adult patients...

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Apr 6, 2020

Three Astellas Research and Production Facilities in Japan Adopt Aqua Premium

- Switching to greenhouse gas emission-free hydroelectric power -

TOKYO, April 6, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that three of its research and production facilities in Japan will be changing their electricity supply plan to the Aqua Premium1 plan...

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Apr 6, 2020

Astellas and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Enter into Agreement to Co-Develop and Co-Commercialize Smartphone Exercise Support Application

- Medical and health research using application for smartphone and other devices is conducted, and development of application for pilot marketing will begin in FY2020 -

TOKYO , April 6, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. (President and CEO: Yasuo Miyakawa, “BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment”) today announced that the two...

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Mar 23, 2020

CytomX Therapeutics and Astellas Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop Probody® T-Cell Engaging Bispecific Therapies for Treatment of Cancer

- Collaboration to Utilize CytomX’s Novel Probody® Technology Platform for CD3 Bispecific Targets -

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA and Tokyo, March 23, 2020 - CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTMX, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman: Sean McCarthy, D. Phil. “CytomX”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa...

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Mar 18, 2020

Gifu University and Astellas establish a Research Course on Phage Biologics, aimed at creating new treatments for bacterial infections

TOKYO , March 18, 2020 - Gifu University (President: Hisataka Moriwaki M.D., Ph.D.) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the parties have established, inside Gifu University Graduate School...

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Feb 27, 2020

Notice Regarding the Performance-linked Stock Compensation Scheme and Performance-linked Stock Delivery Scheme for the Domestic and Global Astellas Group Executives

TOKYO, February 27, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “the Company”) today announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today...

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Feb 19, 2020

Astellas and Seattle Genetics Receive FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for PADCEV™ (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in Combination with Pembrolizumab in First-Line Advanced Bladder Cancer

- Breakthrough Therapy Designation Based on Initial Results from Phase 1b/2 EV-103 Clinical Trial -

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash., February 19, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough...

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Feb 11, 2020

XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Phase 3 PROSPER Trial of Patients with nmCRPC

TOKYO and NEW YORK, February 11, 2020 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today results of the final overall survival (OS) analysis from the Phase 3 PROSPER trial, which...

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