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| Monday, February 22, 2021 |
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Eisai: MHLW Grants Orphan Drug Designation in Japan to Novel FGF Receptor Selective Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor E7090 |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that it has received orphan drug designation for a prospective indication for unresectable biliary tract cancer with FGFR2 gene fusion by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) for its in-house discovered fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor (FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3) selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor E7090, which is currently under development as an orally available novel anti-cancer agent. more info >> |
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Eisai Receives Corporate Philanthropy Award for Its Efforts to Realize Human Health Care (hhc) Philosophy |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received the 18th Corporate Philanthropy Award (FY 2020) of the Japan Philanthropic Association. The presentation ceremony was held on February 19, 2021 (Friday) at the GakushiKaikan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). more info >> |
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| Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Demonstrated Superior Progression-Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) Versus Sunitinib as First-Line Treatment for Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced the first presentation of new investigational data from the pivotal Phase 3 CLEAR study (Study 307/KEYNOTE-581) in an oral presentation session (Abstract #269) at the virtual 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU) and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine. more info >> |
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| Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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Two Immigrants, One Unique Plan For A Biopharma |
| The American Dream is why the United States is considered the "land of opportunity," and why for centuries immigrants have flocked to our shores seeking their fortunes. Sanjeev Redkar, Ph.D., (India) and Guo-Liang Yu, Ph.D., (China) came to the U.S. in the 1980s. By anyone's reasonable measure, both have achieved the American Dream. However, their dream as scientists remained at arm's length. more info >> |
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| Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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Eisai to Launch Parkinson's Disease Treatment Equfina in South Korea |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that Eisai Korea Inc., Eisai's subsidiary in South Korea, has launched the Parkinson's disease treatment Equfina (safinamide mesilate, "safinamide"). This is the first launch of Equfina in the Asian region excluding Japan. more info >> |
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| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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Eisai Listed as a Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporation for the Fifth Time |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that it has been listed in the 2021 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100), a global ranking by Canada-based media and investment advisory company, Corporate Knights, Inc. more info >> |
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| Tuesday, January 12, 2021 |
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Eisai to Present Abstracts on Lenvatinib at 2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that presentations on a series of abstracts highlighting updates on its in-house discovered lenvatinib mesylate (product name: LENVIMA, the orally available kinase inhibitor, "lenvatinib") will be given at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Virtual Meeting, from January 15 to 17, 2021. more info >> |
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| Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Eisai Completes Construction of the 5th Manufacturing Building at Kawashima Industrial Park in Japan |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that it has completed construction of the 5th manufacturing building at the Kawashima Industrial Park located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. more info >> |
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| Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Combination Demonstrated Statistically Significant Improvement in OS, PFS and ORR |
| These positive results were observed in the mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) subgroup and the intention-to-treat (ITT) study population, which includes both patients with endometrial carcinoma that is pMMR as well as patients whose disease is microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H)/mismatch repair deficient (dMMR). more info >> |
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| Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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Eisai: Biogen Files New Drug Application for Aducanumab in Japan |
| Biogen and Eisai, Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that Biogen has submitted a Japanese New Drug Application (J-NDA) to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for aducanumab, an investigational therapy for Alzheimer's disease. more info >> |
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