Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s US oncology division scored its first FDA approval Sept. 22 with early clearance of the oral fixed chemotherapy combination Lonsurf (trifluridine/tipiracil) in a very narrow indication for late-line treatment of metastatic colon cancer.
Taiho “Primed And Ready To Go” With Colon Cancer Drug Lonsurf
After fast approval of oral chemotherapy combination Lonsurf for late-line colon cancer, U.S. oncology newcomer and Otsuka Holdings subsidiary plans to launch within two weeks at a reasonable price, says CEO Eric Benn.
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