Japanese Astellas Pharma has bought privately-owned biotech Quethera for $109 million, gaining access to its gene therapy focused on developing novel treatments for glaucoma and eye disorde
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being developed by Seattle Genetics and Astellas.
Astellas has failed to heed warnings about not following the UK pharma industry code, and has only narrowly avoided being expelled from industry membership.
Astellas has been taken to task for breaching the UK pharma industry's self-regulatory Code of Practice during an event convened to discuss its prostate cancer therapy Xtandi in Italy last