Astellas confirmed today that it will withdraw its EMA filing for avacincaptad pegol as a treatment for eye disorder geographic atrophy (GA), based on feedback from the EU regulator.
At its second attempt, Astellas has won FDA approval for its first-in-class cancer therapy, Vyloy, which got the green light for certain gastric cancers.
At LSX in Boston last month, editor-in-chief Jonah Comstock caught up with Dr Tadaaki Taniguchi, chief medical officer at Astellas Pharmaceuticals to talk a bit about the company and some r