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Jan 6, 2020

Astellas Announces Status of Acquisition of Own Shares

TOKYO, January 6, 2020 - 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...

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Dec 27, 2019

Astellas Strengthens Immuno-oncology Pipeline with Acquisition of Xyphos Biosciences, Inc.

Acquisition adds talent and proprietary therapeutic platform to accelerate next-generation cancer immunotherapy

TOKYO and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - December 26, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Xyphos Biosciences, Inc. (CEO: James...

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Dec 21, 2019

Astellas Announces Production Subsidiary Astellas Pharma Tech Concludes Share Transfer Agreement with CMIC CMO for Succession of Nishine Plant Business

TOKYO, December 21, 2018 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) today announced that Astellas Pharma Tech Co., Ltd. (“Astellas Pharma...

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Dec 17, 2019

XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Approved by U.S. FDA for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

NEW YORK and TOKYO, December 16, 2019 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today that the U.S. Food...

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Dec 16, 2019

Astellas Commences Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Audentes

TOKYO, December 16, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that it has commenced, through its...

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Dec 3, 2019

Astellas Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Audentes Therapeutics

- Complementary capabilities and resources of the two organizations create an industry-leading gene therapy company

TOKYO and SAN FRANCISCO, December 2, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOLD, Chairman and...

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Dec 3, 2019

ACQUISITION OF AUDENTES Establishing a leading position in gene therapy

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Dec 3, 2019

Seattle Genetics and Astellas Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration with Merck to Evaluate Enfortumab Vedotin in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

- Companies to Initiate Phase 3 Trial to Support Global Registrations -

BOTHELL, Wash., and TOKYO, December 2, 2019 – Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”), today announced...

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Dec 3, 2019

Astellas Presents New Data on XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) in FLT3 Mutation-Positive Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the 2019 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

Emerging mutations in patients with treatment resistance, from Phase 3 ADMIRAL study, will be focus of oral presentation

TOKYO, Dec. 3, 2019 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced the presentation of new data in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at...

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Dec 2, 2019

Astellas Announces Status of Acquisition of Own Shares

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Nov 26, 2019

Astellas Announces the Approval of XTANDI® (enzalutamide) by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Approval based on Asian PREVAIL study of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

TOKYO, November 26, 2019 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the China National Medical Products Administration...

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Nov 21, 2019

Astellas and Welldoc Enter into Strategic Alliance for Digital Therapeutics - Develop and commercialize digital health solutions globally for multiple therapeutic areas, including in Japan for diabetes patients -

TOKYO and Columbia, Maryland, November 20, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) and Welldoc, Inc. (President, CEO: Kevin McRaith,...

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Nov 20, 2019

Launch of Evrenzo® (roxadustat) Tablets in Japan for the Treatment of Renal Anemia in Patients on Dialysis - First-in-Class Orally Administered HIF-PH Inhibitor -

TOKYO, November 20, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) today announced launch of Evrenzo® Tablet 20mg, 50mg and 100mg (generic...

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Oct 31, 2019

Astellas Announces Acquisition of Own Shares and Cancellation of Treasury Stock

(Acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provision of its Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act and cancellation of treasury stock pursuant to the provisions of Article 178 of the Companies Act)

Tokyo, October 31, 2019 - 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...

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Oct 31, 2019

PANDION AND ASTELLAS ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION TO DELIVER PANCREAS-TARGETED IMMUNOMODULATORS

Exclusive Collaboration Utilizes Pandion’s Platform to Discover Novel Tissue-Specific Immunomodulators for Type 1 Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Diseases of the Pancreas

Cambridge, MA, and Tokyo, October 31, 2019 - Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (“Pandion”), and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, "Astellas") announced today the signing of a License and Collaboration...

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Oct 31, 2019

New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results from Astellas’ Phase 3 ADMIRAL Trial of XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) in Adult Patients with FLT3 Mutation-Positive Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia1

- Results were published online and in the October 31 print edition of the Journal -

TOKYO, October 31, 2019 - The New England Journal of Medicine published detailed results from the Phase 3 ADMIRAL trial, which found that Astellas Pharma Inc.’s (TSE: 4503, President and CEO:...

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Oct 28, 2019

U.S. FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Astellas for the Development of ASP1128 for Patients at Risk for Acute Kidney Injury

TOKYO, October 28, 2019 – 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 granted...

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Oct 25, 2019

European Commission Approves Astellas’ XOSPATA™ (gilteritinib) as a Monotherapy for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia with a FLT3 Mutation

Approval follows accelerated assessment, orphan designation by European Medicines Agency

TOKYO, Oct. 25, 2019 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved the oral...

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Oct 24, 2019

Astellas Announces Personnel Changes

Astellas Announces Personnel Changes

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Oct 18, 2019

Annual Report 2019 is now available.

To enable deeper stakeholder understanding of Astellas' efforts to continue to create value for sustainable growth, we have published the annual report as an integrated report. In order to provide...

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Oct 15, 2019

Astellas Transfers Three Products in Asia Region to Daiichi Sankyo

TOKYO, October 15, 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas” ) today announced that subsidiaries of Astellas will transfer their marketing...

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Oct 2, 2019

Astellas Commits Nearly $13 Million to Fund Boston-area Start-Up Innovation in Cell and Gene Therapy - Financial support for LabCentral Incubators builds on Astellas’ $1 Billion+ investment in Boston’s Life Science Community -

TOKYO, October 1 2019 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced it will invest nearly $13 million into two innovation incubators...

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Sep 30, 2019

Seattle Genetics and Astellas Announce Results from Phase 1 Trial of Investigational Agent Enfortumab Vedotin in Combination with Immune Therapy Pembrolizumab as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Bladder Cancer

- Study Met Outcomes for Safety and 71 Percent of Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial (Bladder) Cancer Had a Confirmed Response -

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash., September 28, 2019– Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced...

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Sep 24, 2019

Astellas Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) as a Monotherapy for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia with a FLT3 Mutation

If approved by the European Commission, gilteritinib would represent one of the few advances in Europe for AML over the past 40 years1

TOKYO, Sept. 20, 2019 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)...

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Sep 20, 2019

Evrenzo® (roxadustat) Tablets Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Dialysis Patients

TOKYO and San Francisco, September 20, 2019- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and FibroGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGEN, Interim CEO: James A...

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