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Sumitomo Pharma Canada announced that Health Canada has approved ORGOVYX (relugolix), an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer. The approval is based on efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 HERO study of ORGOVYX in men with advanced prostate cancer. ORGOVYX is expected to be available for prescription in Canada in Q1 2024.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc., announced today that Health Canada has approved ORGOVYX® (relugolix), an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer. The approval is based on efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 HERO study of ORGOVYX in men with advanced prostate cancer. ORGOVYX is expected to be available for prescription in Canada in Q1 2024.
MISSISSAUGA, ON and KIRKLAND, QC, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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) for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis in pre-menopausal women on October 17, 2023. On September 22, 2023, Health Canada also approved MYFEMBREE for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in pre-menopausal women. This combination therapy oral treatment is taken once daily and provides a new option for women to manage their symptoms related to endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swedish biotech company Salipro Biotech AB today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. to reveal the mechanism of action and pharmacological characterization of a drug candidate.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. companies, Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA) and Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland (SMPS), announced today that the Phase 3 URO-901-3005 clinical study of vibegron (GEMTESA®), a beta-3 adrenergic receptor (?3) agonist, dosed once-daily (75 mg), which is being investigated in men with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms receiving pharmacological therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), met its co-primary endpoints at Week 12 compared to placebo. The co-primary endpoints include both change from baseline in the average number of micturition (urination) episodes per day and change from baseline in the average number of urgency episodes (the sudden urge to urinate that is difficult to control) per day.