Padcev FDA approval : Astellas Pharma and Seattle Genetics have bagged accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer, the most common form of bladder cancer. Padcev, which has been co-developed by the two pharma companies, is a Nectin-4-directed antibody and microtubule […]
Astellas acquisition of Audentes: Japanese pharma company Astellas Pharma has agreed to acquire US gene therapy company Audentes Therapeutics in an all-cash deal worth about $3 billion, as per pharma acquisition news. Based in California, Audentes Therapeutics calls itself a clinical-stage company focused on developing a portfolio of Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based genetic medicines for the […]
Pandion Therapeutics has bagged a $795 million worth license and collaboration deal with Japanese pharma company Astellas Pharma for the research, development, and commercialization of locally acting immunomodulators targeting autoimmune diseases of the pancreas. The collaboration will bring together the modular biologics and functional immunology expertise of Cambridge-based biotech company and Astellas Pharma’s advanced therapeutics […]
Japanese pharmaceutical giant Astellas Pharma has announced the acquisition of US-based Potenza Therapeutics in a significant transaction valued at up to $404.7 million. This strategic move is the culmination of a collaborative partnership established between the two companies in 2015, aimed at advancing novel immuno-oncology (IO) therapies. Under the terms of the acquisition, Astellas has […]
In a significant development, Astellas Pharma and Pfizer have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of their cancer drug Xtandi (enzalutamide) for the treatment of men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). This marks an important step forward in the treatment options available to patients suffering from this […]