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Dec 3, 2024Marking the third year, the Time To Go™ campaign features Holly Robinson Peete in conversation with real-life patients sharing about their experiences managing the disruptive condition of OAB...
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Nov 6, 2024
Nuvisertib (TP-3654), an oral investigational highly selective PIM1 kinase inhibitor, is being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 study in patients with relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis Enzomenib...
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Sep 23, 2024
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., September 23, 2024 – Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA) today announced that Kenton Stewart, Senior Vice President, Head of Sales and Market Access, has been promoted to...
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Jul 15, 2024
– DSP-5336, an Investigational Menin and Mixed-lineage Leukemia Inhibitor, is Being Evaluated in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with a mixed lineage leukemia...
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Jun 14, 2024
– DSP-5336, an Investigational Menin and Mixed-lineage Leukemia Inhibitor, is Being Evaluated in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia – MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire
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May 13, 2024
–Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) submission based on Phase 3 study of vibegron 75mg (GEMTESA) demonstrating statistically significant reductions in daily micturition and urgency episodes–
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May 7, 2024
–Data includes results from Phase 3 study of vibegron 75mg (GEMTESA) in men living with overactive bladder receiving pharmacological treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia– MARLBOROUGH, Mass.,
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Mar 15, 2024
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Representative Director, President, and CEO: Hiroshi Nomura; Securities Code: 4506, Prime Market of TSE) and its U.S.-based subsidiary...
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Mar 12, 2024
Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc., announced today that ORGOVYX® (relugolix), an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, is now available for prescription in Canada for the...
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Jan 31, 2024
In partnership with Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc., Pfizer Canada ULC is proud to announce that supply of MYFEMBREE® (relugolix 40 mg, estradiol 1 mg and norethindrone acetate tablets 0.5 mg...
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Dec 11, 2023
– DSP-5336, an Investigational Menin and Mixed-lineage Leukemia Inhibitor, is Being Evaluated in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia, with Positive Preliminary Data Presented at...
Nov 21, 2023–Time To Go™ Campaign Encourages People Experiencing Overactive Bladder (OAB) Symptoms to Talk to Their Healthcare Provider about Symptoms, Seek Diagnosis and Ask About GEMTESA® (Vibegron)–...
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Nov 3, 2023
– ASH Preliminary Data Includes New Clinical Results in Relapsed or Refractory Myelofibrosis (TP-3654) and Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia (DSP-5336) – CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 3, 2023...
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Nov 2, 2023
Gedeon Richter Plc. ('Richter') together with Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. ('SMPA') and Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland, GmbH ('SMPS') today announce that the European Commission ('EC') has granted...
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Oct 23, 2023
– ORGOVYX is the First and Only Oral Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer in Canada – MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 23, 2023...
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Oct 19, 2023
Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc. and Pfizer Canada today announced that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for MYFEMBREE (Relugolix, estradiol and norethindrone acetate tablets)...
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Oct 2, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 2, 2023 – Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA) today announced Ron Gimbel has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gimbel, an industry...
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Sep 15, 2023
Gedeon Richter Plc. ('Richter') together with Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. ('SMPA') and Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH ('SMPS') today announce that the Committee for Medicinal Products for...
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Sep 11, 2023
–Vibegron Met Both Co-Primary Endpoints Demonstrating Statistically Significant Reductions in Daily Micturition and Urgency Episodes, Compared to Placebo at Week 12– –Vibegron Met All...
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Jul 31, 2023
July 31, 2023 — Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Representative Director, President, and CEO: Hiroshi Nomura; Securities Code: 4506, First Section of TSE) and Otsuka...
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Jul 10, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA), as previously announced on April 3, 2023, is pleased to share it has successfully launched its operations in...
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Apr 26, 2023–Approximately 7.5 Million People in The U.S. Are Living with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 1,2
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & PRINCETON, N.J., April 26, 2023 8:00 am (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka)...
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Apr 3, 2023
NEW YORK., April 3, 2023 – Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. (“Sumitovant”) announced today that its parent company Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Sumitomo Pharma”) will combine its wholly owned...
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Mar 10, 2023
NEW YORK and BASEL, Switzerland, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. (“Sumitovant”) and Myovant Sciences Ltd. (“Myovant”) announced today that Sumitovant has...
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Jan 19, 2023•Urovant Sciences, Inc., and Holly Robinson Peete Collaborate to Bring Awareness to Overactive Bladder (OAB) Symptoms and Management Options as Part of the Time To Go™ Campaign
IRVINE, Calif. & ZUG, Switzerland – January 19, 2023 – Urovant Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitovant Biopharma, Ltd., today announced its partnership with actress and overactive...
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Nov 14, 2022•Urovant Sciences, Inc and Thinx, Inc Form a Unique Partnership Designed to Educate People Living with The Symptoms of Overactive Bladder (OAB)
IRVINE, Calif. & BASEL, Switzerland – November 14, 2022 – Urovant Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd., announced the launch of Time To GoTM today, a multi-channel...
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Nov 1, 2022First Trial to Study a Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 (TAAR1) Agonist in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
PRINCETON, M.J. & MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – December 1, 2022 – Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.(Otsuka) and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that...
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Aug 5, 2022•Data from the Phase 3 SPIRIT program showed MYFEMBREE reduced menstrual pain and non-menstrual pelvic pain in premenopausal women with endometriosis, and a loss of mean bone mineral density of less than 1% from baseline through one year of treatment
BASEL, Switzerland and NEW YORK, Aug. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
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Jul 5, 2022•Pierre Fabre Médicament SAS (Pierre Fabre) to register and commercialize vibegron for the treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB) in the European Economic Area, UK, and Switzerland.
Basel, Switzerland, and Castres, France – July 5, 2022 — Urovant Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd., and Pierre Fabre Médicament today announced they have...
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Jun 16, 2022
BASEL, Switzerland and NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that results of the Phase 3 SPIRIT 1 and SPIRIT 2...
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Apr 22, 2022
Enzyvant, a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a focus on regenerative medicines for rare diseases, announced today plans to develop a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant...
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Feb 9, 2022
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & PRINCETON, N.J., February 09, 2022 08:00 am (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc....
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Oct 8, 2021•RETHYMIC is the first and only FDA-approved treatment indicated for immune reconstitution in pediatric patients with congenital athymia
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BASEL, Switzerland, October 8, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Enzyvant today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of RETHYMIC® (allogeneic processed thymus...
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Sep 30, 2021-Companies to advance four promising Sunovion compounds for people living with serious neuropsychiatric conditions-
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan & TOKYO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion),its parent company Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma) and...
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Jun 29, 2021•Co-promotion extends sales and market access efforts to reach primary care physicians who treat OAB patients
IRVINE, Calif. & BASEL, Switzerland & MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 29, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT (BUSINESS WIRE)– Urovant Sciences, Inc. and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the launch of...
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May 26, 2021•In the Phase 3 LIBERTY 1 and LIBERTY 2 studies, MYFEMBREE demonstrated 72.1% and 71.2% response rates in menstrual blood loss (MBL) at Week 24, with MBL reductions of 82.0% and 84.3% from baseline
BASEL, Switzerland and NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
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Apr 12, 2021•SERENE is a Phase 3 single-arm, open-label study evaluating the contraceptive efficacy of investigational relugolix combination tablet in sexually active, healthy women ages 18-35 years
BASEL, Switzerland and NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 3...
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Apr 2, 2021Nationwide availability gives healthcare providers and patients a new treatment option
IRVINE, Calif. & BASEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Urovant Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for urologic conditions, today...
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Mar 29, 2021•If approved, relugolix would be the first and only oral androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer in Europe
BASEL, Switzerland, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), a healthcare company focused on redefining care for women and for men, today announced the European Medicines...
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Feb 17, 2021•LIBERTY 1 and LIBERTY 2 achieved 73.4% and 71.2% response rates in menstrual blood loss, with an average reduction of 84.3% from baseline
NEW YORK, LONDON, February 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd., a majority shareholder of Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), announced today that the New England Journal of...
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Feb 16, 2021•Six women reflect on their period experiences and journeys to self-advocacy in new video series
RED BANK, N.J. and BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HealthyWomen, the nation’s leading independent, nonprofit health information source for women, and Myovant Sciences...
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Jan 5, 2021
BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), a healthcare company focused on redefining care for women and for men, today announced that ORGOVYX™...
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Dec 28, 2020•Myovant and Pfizer to jointly develop and commercialize ORGOVYXTM (relugolix) and relugolix combination tablet and share profits and expenses in the U.S. and Canada
NEW YORK and LONDON, Dec. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd., the majority shareholder of Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), announced today that Myovant Sciences, a healthcare...
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Dec 23, 2020•GEMTESA is the first new oral branded OAB medication approved by the U.S. FDA since 2012 and the first product approval for Urovant Sciences
IRVINE, Calif. & BASEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 23, 2020– Urovant Sciences (Nasdaq: UROV) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug...
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Dec 17, 2020•ORGOVYX demonstrated a 96.7% response rate in testosterone suppression to castrate levels (< 50 ng/dL) through 48 weeks in the Phase 3 HERO study
BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), a healthcare company focused on redefining care for women and for men, today announced that the U.S. Food and...
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Dec 10, 2020
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., December 10, 2020 1:15 pm (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that new data and analyses of late-stage compounds SEP-363856 and...
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Jun 29, 2020
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 29, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced topline results from study SEP380-201, a global, multicenter,...
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May 29, 2020•Phase 3 data presented in oral presentation during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program, with simultaneous publication in the New England Journal of Medicine
BASEL, Switzerland, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), a healthcare company focused on redefining care for women and for men, today announced additional results from...
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Apr 15, 2020—Significantly greater improvement in the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale was demonstrated in schizophrenia patients treated with SEP-363856, a TAAR1 agonist, compared to placebo—
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 15, 2020 5:04 pm (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that results of a four-week pivotal study (SEP361-201) evaluating the safety...
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Mar 31, 2020•Gedeon Richter to commercialize relugolix combination tablet for uterine fibroids and endometriosis in Europe, Russia – CIS, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand
BASEL, Switzerland and BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV), a healthcare company focused on developing innovative treatments for women’s health...