Ascentage Pharma receives $100m payment from Takeda under exclusive option agreement

Ascentage Pharma receives $100m payment from Takeda under exclusive option agreement

Ascentage Pharma, a leading global biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases, has announced the receipt of a US$100 million option payment from Takeda. This payment is part of an Exclusive Option Agreement that grants Takeda the opportunity to license the potentially groundbreaking BCR-ABL inhibitor, olverembatinib. – Substantial Financial Commitment: […]

Takeda announces positive results for mezagitamab in Phase 2 ITP study

Takeda announces positive results for mezagitamab in Phase 2 ITP study

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has disclosed favorable top-line outcomes from a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, assessing the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of mezagitamab (TAK-079) in individuals with persistent or chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The study, known as TAK-079-1004 (NCT04278924), explored the impact of three different doses of subcutaneous mezagitamab versus placebo, administered […]

Takeda’s TAKHZYRO approved by EC for pediatric hereditary angioedema

Takeda’s TAKHZYRO approved by EC for pediatric hereditary angioedema

Takeda has announced a significant advancement in the treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), with the European Commission’s approval of TAKHZYRO (lanadelumab) for routine prevention in patients aged 2 years and older. This approval marks the first long-term prophylactic HAE treatment available in the European Economic Area for patients under six years of age, broadening the […]

Takeda gets ADZYNMA FDA approval for cTTP treatment: A new era in rare disease therapy

Takeda gets ADZYNMA FDA approval for cTTP treatment: A new era in rare disease therapy

Takeda has achieved a monumental milestone in rare disease therapy with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of ADZYNMA (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn) for the treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). This approval marks ADZYNMA as the first and only FDA-approved recombinant ADAMTS13 protein, addressing a critical unmet medical need in people with cTTP by […]

Takeda’s TAK-279 meets primary endpoint in Phase 2b trial for psoriatic arthritis

Takeda’s TAK-279 meets primary endpoint in Phase 2b trial for psoriatic arthritis

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced positive results from its Phase 2b clinical trial for TAK-279, an investigational oral TYK2 inhibitor for treating psoriatic arthritis. Meeting its primary endpoint, the study confirmed that TAK-279 improved symptoms significantly better than a placebo at 12 weeks. This news supports TAK-279’s potential as a robust oral treatment for psoriatic arthritis […]

Takeda halts TAK-994 narcolepsy treatment development due to hepatotoxicity concerns

Takeda halts TAK-994 narcolepsy treatment development due to hepatotoxicity concerns

Takeda’s pioneering Phase 2 trial of TAK-994, a potential treatment for narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), came to an abrupt halt due to hepatotoxicity concerns, according to a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine. This marks the termination of the TAK-994 program, despite the promising results of the oral orexin agonist on narcolepsy […]

Takeda’s TAK-755 shows potential in Phase 3 trial for cTTP prophylaxis

Takeda’s TAK-755 shows potential in Phase 3 trial for cTTP prophylaxis

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has revealed promising interim results from its global Phase 3 trial of TAK-755, a recombinant ADAMTS13 protein in development for the prophylactic treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). This makes TAK-755 the only recombinant ADAMTS13 protein under development, targeting an unmet medical need in TTP patients by replacing the missing or […]

Takeda signs licensing deal for Hutchmed’s fruquintinib outside of China

Takeda signs licensing deal for Hutchmed’s fruquintinib outside of China

Takeda Pharmaceutical will acquire an exclusive worldwide license, excluding China, of fruquintinib from Hutchmed (China) and its subsidiary Hutchmed to strengthen its oncology portfolio. Under the licensing agreement, the Japanese pharmaceutical company will further develop and market the VEGFR1/2/3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor in all indications and territories outside of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. […]