Azacitidine/cedazuridine - Astex Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: ASTX-030Latest Information Update: 12 Dec 2024
At a glance
- Originator Astex Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Astex Pharmaceuticals; Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- Class Antineoplastics; Aza compounds; Pyrimidine nucleosides; Ribonucleosides; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Antimetabolites; Cytidine deaminase inhibitors; DNA methylation inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II/III Acute myeloid leukaemia; Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Myelodysplastic syndromes
Most Recent Events
- 12 Dec 2024 Azacitidine/cedazuridine is still in phase-I development in Myelodysplastic-syndromes(First-line therapy) in Japan (PO, Tablet)
- 09 Dec 2024 Efficacy, pharmacokinetic and adverse events data from a phase I trial in Myelodysplastic-syndromes released by Astex Pharmaceuticals
- 07 Dec 2024 Pharmacokinetics, efficacy and adverse events data from phase I trial in Myelodysplastic syndromes presented at the at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-Hem-2024)