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Oct 10, 2024

Astellas to Present VEOZA^TM (fezolinetant) Data at IMS World Congress on Menopause

TOKYO, October 10, 2024 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) announced that VEOZA™ (fezolinetant)*, its first-in-class treatment for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms...

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Oct 8, 2024

Astellas and AviadoBio Announce Exclusive Option and License Agreement for Gene Therapy AVB-101 Targeting Frontotemporal Dementia and Other Indications

- Astellas receives an exclusive option to license AVB-101, an investigational, AAV-based gene therapy in Phase 1/2 development -

LONDON, and TOKYO, - Oct 8, 2024 – AviadoBio Ltd. (“AviadoBio”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced an exclusive option and license agreement for AVB-101...

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Sep 24, 2024

Astellas Receives Approval from the European Commission for VYLOY^TM (zolbetuximab) in Combination with Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

- Zolbetuximab is currently the first and only therapy approved in the European Union to target claudin 18.2, a biomarker positively expressed by 38% of patients with advanced gastric cancer1,2 -

TOKYO, 20 September, 2024 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved VYLOYTM (zolbetuximab) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients...

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Sep 24, 2024

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Approves PADCEV^TM(enfortumab vedotin) with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Radically Unresectable Urothelial Carcinoma

- Approval based on the EV-302 trial where the treatment combination nearly doubled median overall survival and significantly extended progression free survival compared to platinum-containing chemotherapy, the current standard of care for first-line treatment of radically unresectable urothelial carcinoma1 -

TOKYO, September 24, 2024 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin [genetical recombination]) with...

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Sep 18, 2024

Astellas Announces FDA Listing of DIGITIVA^TM for the Management of Heart Failure

- New digital health solution for heart failure management puts patients at the center of their care by providing ability for at-home disease monitoring -

TOKYO, September 18, 2024 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that DIGITIVA™, a non-invasive digital health solution for heart failure management, has been listed with...

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