Better Health, Brighter Future
PALO ALTO, Calif., & DEERFIELD, Ill., October 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (TPUSA), today announced that multiple abstracts on OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection have been accepted for presentation at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2012 taking place October 30 – November 4, 2012 in San Diego, Calif.
ASN will feature eight OMONTYS presentations (one oral session; seven poster sessions), six of which include data from the Phase 3 clinical program. Three other posters accepted for presentation highlight findings from observational studies on anemia management. Details of the presentations at ASN Kidney Week 2012 follow:
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Oral Program # TH-OR097: 4:30 p.m.-6:30p.m.
Poster Board # TH-PO180: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # TH-PO823: 10 a.m. -12 p.m.
Friday, November 2, 2012:
Poster Board # FR-PO261: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # FR-PO262: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # FR-PO260: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # FR-PO837: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # FR-PO236: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # FR-PO237: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Saturday, November 3, 2012:
Poster Board # SA-PO629: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Poster Board # SA-PO643: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Note: All times are listed in Pacific Time
OMONTYS is approved for the treatment of anemia due to CKD in adult patients on dialysis. OMONTYS is not indicated, and is not recommended, for use in patients with CKD not on dialysis, in patients receiving treatment for cancer and whose anemia is not due to CKD, or as a substitute for red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients who require immediate correction of anemia. OMONTYS has not been shown to improve symptoms, physical functioning, or health-related quality of life. Please see additional Important Safety Information including Boxed WARNINGS below.
About OMONTYS
OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection is a synthetic, pegylated, peptide-based ESA, and its building blocks (amino acids) are arranged in a different order than erythropoietin (i.e., it has no sequence homology to endogenous erythropoietin).
On March 27, 2012, the FDA approved OMONTYS (dosed once-monthly) for the treatment of anemia due to CKD in adult patients on dialysis.
About Anemia Due to CKD in Adult Patients on Dialysis
Anemia is a complication of CKD and is associated with cardiovascular illness and mortality. As of 2010, the United States Renal Data System noted there were more than 410,000 people in the United States who were on dialysis.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: ESAs INCREASE THE RISK OF DEATH, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, STROKE, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, THROMBOSIS OF VASCULAR ACCESS AND TUMOR PROGRESSION OR RECURRENCE.
Chronic Kidney Disease:
Contraindications
Omontys is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
Warnings and Precautions
Increased mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and thromboembolism:
Increased mortality and/or increased risk of tumor progression or recurrence in patients with cancer: The safety and efficacy of Omontys have not been established for use in patients with anemia due to cancer chemotherapy. Omontys is not indicated in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy.
Hypertension: Omontys is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Appropriately control hypertension prior to initiation of and during treatment with Omontys. Reduce or withhold Omontys if blood pressure becomes difficult to control. Advise patients of the importance of compliance with antihypertensive therapy and dietary restrictions.
Lack or loss of response to Omontys: For lack or loss of hemoglobin response to Omontys, initiate a search for causative factors. If typical causes of lack or loss of hemoglobin response are excluded, evaluate for antibodies to peginesatide.
Dialysis management: Patients receiving Omontys may require increased anticoagulation with heparin to prevent clotting of the extracorporeal circuit during hemodialysis.
Laboratory monitoring: Evaluate transferrin saturation and serum ferritin prior to and during Omontys treatment. Administer supplemental iron therapy when serum ferritin is less than 100 mcg/L or when serum transferrin saturation is less than 20%.
Adverse reactions
The most common adverse reactions in clinical studies in patients with CKD on dialysis treated with Omontys were dyspnea, diarrhea, nausea, cough, and arteriovenous fistula site complication.
Please click here for Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNINGS and Medication Guide, or visit www.omontys.com.
About Affymax, Inc.
Affymax, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Palo Alto, California. Affymax's mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies that improve the lives of patients with kidney disease and other serious and often life-threatening illnesses.
The company's first marketed product, Omontys, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2012. For additional information on Affymax, please visit www.affymax.com.
Affymax Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the potential of Omontys, the continuation and success of Affymax's collaboration with Takeda and the commercialization of Omontys. Affymax's actual results may differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to the factors affecting the commercial potential of Omontys, the continued safety and efficacy of Omontys, industry and competitive environment, regulatory requirements by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, including post-marketing studies, trials and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, the potential for disruptions to supply, financing requirements and our ability to access capital and other matters that are described in Affymax's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Affymax undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in this press release.
About Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc.
Based in Deerfield, Ill., Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. are subsidiaries of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan. The respective companies currently market oral diabetes, insomnia, rheumatology, gastroenterology and cardiovascular disease treatments and seek to bring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for diabetes, gastroenterology, neurology and other conditions. To learn more about these Takeda companies, visit www.tpna.com.
Takeda Forward-Looking Statements
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SOURCE: Affymax, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Contacts:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Jocelyn Gerst, 1-224-554-5542
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