May 16, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TOKYO, Japan, May 15, 2013 - AVEO Oncology (NASDAQ: AVEO) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today announced that additional data from the Phase 3 TIVO-1 trial (TIvozanib Versus sOrafenib in 1st line advanced RCC) of investigational agent tivozanib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) will be presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (...
May 15, 2013
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and NORTHBROOK, Ill. – May 14, 2013 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (“Astellas”), a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tarceva® (erlotinib) tablets for the initial (first-line) treatment of people with...
May 14, 2013
Tokyo, Japan, May 14, 2013 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo：4503, President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, hereinafter called “Astellas”) today announced plans to reshape its research framework by introducing new initiatives to further enhance the ability to generate innovative drugs.
By optimizing the allocation of resources for its research and development function, Astellas aims to achieve the following...
May 13, 2013
Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2013 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503; President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, hereinafter called “the Company”) announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, a resolution was adopted that the Company will cancel its treasury stock, pursuant to Article 178 of the Japanese Corporate Law.
Particulars
1. Class of shares to be cancelled : ...
May 8, 2013
Tokyo, May 8, 2013 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas; Tokyo: 4503) today announced its selection results based on a3 (a-cube), a website (http://www.astellas.com/jp/a-cube/) launched on May 17, 2011 with the aim of inviting public participation in joint research for drug discovery from researchers at universities, research institutes and businesses...
May 7, 2013
InterWest Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures and Astellas Venture Management
Invest $15 Million into Tacurion to Advance Compound
TOKYO, JAPAN and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 7, 2013 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503, “Astellas”) and Drais Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Drais”) today...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TOKYO, Japan, May 2, 2013 - AVEO Oncology (NASDAQ: AVEO) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted that the application for investigational agent tivozanib did not demonstrate a favorable benefit-to-risk evaluation for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in an adequate and well-controlled trial (13 to 1, 0 abstentions)....
April 30, 2013
Enzalutamide recommended for approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of adult men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer whose disease has progressed on or after docetaxel therapy 1
Chertsey, England and San Francisco, CA; 26 April, 2013: Today, Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd., the European Headquarters of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503), and Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq:...