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Competition Heating Up for HIF-PH Inhibitors; Astellas Expected to Be First with Filing Likely in FY2018
As a number of drug makers jostle in a race to develop hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitors as next-generation renal anemia treatments, Astellas Pharma’s roxadustat is likely to be the first-in-class among five APIs currently being developed in Japan.…
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