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Nexavar First FDA-Approved Drug Therapy for Liver Cancer
Date:11/19/2007

Only Systemic Therapy Proven to Significantly Improve Overall Survival in

Patients with Liver Cancer

WAYNE, N.J. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application for Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer. Nexavar, an oral anticancer drug, is the first approved systemic therapy for liver cancer and the only one shown to significantly improve overall survival in patients with the disease. In 2005 Nexavar became the first new treatment in more than a decade for advanced kidney cancer, and is currently approved in more than 60 countries for this indication.

"The approval of Nexavar in liver cancer marks the second time in two years that this novel kinase inhibitor has been granted FDA approval on a Priority Review basis, making it rapidly available to patients who previously had limited treatment options," said Arthur Higgins, chairman of the Executive Committee of Bayer HealthCare. "This milestone will likely establish Nexavar as the standard systemic therapy for the treatment of liver cancer, and is a turning point in improving treatment outcomes in patients facing the devastating impact of this disease."

"Liver cancer is one of the cancers in which the number of related deaths continues to increase," said Hollings C. Renton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "This second approval for Nexavar demonstrates our commitment to expediting the clinical development of this innovative therapy to treat today's unmet needs in cancer. We are grateful to the patients, families and investigators who make this important research possible."

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