Eisai Will Initiate First Head-to-Head Study Comparing Dacogen(R) (decitabine for injection) and Vidaza(R) (azacitidine) in Patients with Myelodysplastic... (al differences between Dacogen and Vidaz...)

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Eisai Will Initiate First Head-to-Head Study Comparing Dacogen(R) (decitabine for injection) and Vidaza(R) (azacitidine) in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Date:12/2/2008

al differences between Dacogen and Vidaza and ultimately help clinicians with treatment selection," said Dr. Anastasios Raptis, co-director, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Program, attending, Stem Cell Transplant Program and clinical assistant professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "This study takes into account recent data that suggest that treatment of patients should continue for as long as they receive clinical benefit or until their disease progresses."

Eisai is committed to a clinical development program to optimize the utility of Dacogen(R) for patients with MDS. To advance the understanding of optimal treatment for MDS, hematological malignancies and other cancers, there are currently more than 30 ongoing trials with Dacogen(R) either as a single agent or in combination with other therapies.

About MDS

Myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, are a group of diseases of the bone marrow characterized by the production of poorly functioning and immature blood cells. People with MDS may experience a variety of symptoms and complications, including anemia, bleeding, infection, fatigue and weakness. Those patients with high-risk MDS may experience bone marrow failure, which may lead to death from bleeding and infection. Over time, MDS can progress to acute leukemia, or AML. The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation currently estimates that up to 30,000 new cases of MDS are diagnosed annually in the United States.

About Dacogen(R)

Dacogen(R) (decitabine for injection) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 2, 2006, and is indicated for treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) including previously treated and untreated, de novo and secondary MDS of all French-American-British (FAB) subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refrac
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