NDA Submitted for Peginesatide for Anemia

Affymax Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that they have submitted a NDA to the FDA for peginesatide (formerly known as Hematide) for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure (CRF) in adult patients on dialysis. The NDA includes data from two Phase 3 studies (EMERALD 1 and 2) that evaluated the efficacy and safety of peginesatide, dosed once every four weeks, compared to epoetin alfa or epoetin beta, dosed more frequently in maintaining hemoglobin (Hb) levels. In the studies, CRF patients on dialysis who were receiving stable doses of epoetin, were randomized to receive once-monthly peginesatide or continue treatment with epoetin. The EMERALD findings suggested that once-monthly peginesatide was similar to epoetin in maintaining Hb levels in CRF patients on dialysis with anemia with a similar adverse event rate.

Peginesatide is a synthetic, PEGylated peptidic compound that binds to and activates the erythropoietin receptor and thus acts as an erythropoiesis stimulating agent.  

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