Astex Eyes First Filing For Oral Decitabine On Positive Combo Results

Otsuka subsidiary Astex plans filing in MDS by year-end for first oral decitabine product on the back of positive Phase III comparative results.

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. subsidiary Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to file for the US approval of ASTX727, an oral fixed-dose combination of decitabine and cedazuridine, by the end of this year, after the product met its primary endpoint in a Phase III trial.

The positive top-line results came from the 138-patient, open-label ASCERTAIN study in North America with the combo versus intravenous decitabine,...

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