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Takeda and HUTCHMED Announce New Drug Application (NDA) - Fruquintinib - for Treatment of Experiencing Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Has Been Accepted for Priority Review

Friday, May 26, 2023

OSAKA, Japan, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., HONG KONG, SHANGHAI & FLORHAM PARK, NJ--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Takeda ( TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK ) & HUTCHMED (China) Limited (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM, HKEX :13) ( HUTCHMED ) today announced that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has granted permission to conduct a priority review of the new drug application (NDA) for fruquintinib, a Potent, highly selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) -1, -2 and -3 for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

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