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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. announced today that the results of the study, "Adjunctive Perampanel For Refractory Partial-Onset Seizures: Randomized Phase III Study 304," were published online today in the July 25, 2012 edition of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120413/MM87168LOGO) Marketing authorization applications for perampanel are currently under review with...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. today announced preliminary results from a recently completed phase III study of Halaven versus capecitabine (Xeloda®) in women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The trial did not meet the pre-specified criteria for either of the co-primary endpoints of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The study did show, however, a trend toward improved OS for patients who received Halaven...
SAN DIEGO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) and Eisai Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BELVIQ (pronounced BEL-VEEK) as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2( )or greater (obese), or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., today announces the immediate appointment of Shaji Procida to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Ms. Procida held the position of Vice President of Finance. In her elevated role, she will have oversight and responsibility for all of Eisai's financial operations in the United States. In addition, she will continue to serve as a...
EXTON, Pa., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek®, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) has awarded its 2012 Excellence in Ligand Binding Assays Award to the Bioanalytical Development group from Morphotek for their abstract, "Development and Validation of a Pharmacokinetic Assay on the Gyrolab Platform for Use in Phase II/III Clinical Studies." The award was presented at the AAPS 2012 National...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai announced today that 15 abstracts highlighting new study results will be presented during the 48(th) Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), taking place in Chicago from June 1 to June 5, 2012. These studies highlight Eisai's current product portfolio and oncology pipeline, reinforcing the company's commitment to patients and their families affected by cancer. "Our human health care mission is to...
SAN DIEGO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) and Eisai Inc. announced today the expansion of the lorcaserin marketing and supply agreement between Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, and Eisai Inc. Lorcaserin is an investigational drug candidate intended for weight management. In addition to the United States, the territories in the expanded agreement now include most of...
SAN DIEGO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) and Eisai Inc. announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 4, with one abstention, that the available data demonstrate that the potential benefits of lorcaserin outweigh the potential risks when used long-term in a population of overweight and obese individuals. Lorcaserin is an investigational...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., today announces the immediate appointment of Allen Waxman to the position of Senior Vice President and General Counsel. In this position, Mr. Waxman will lead the Office of the General Counsel, where he will be responsible for all legal matters for the company in the U.S. Mr. Waxman will be a member of the company's Executive Committee and will also join others in providing...
CAMBRIDGE, England and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Discovery Ltd (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, and H3 Biomedicine Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of oncology treatments, today announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to identify and validate a panel of novel cancer drug targets. (Logo:...
