Helsinn and Eisai's Akynzeo included in ASCO antimetics guideline update

13 November 2015

Privately-held Swiss drugmaker Helsinn Group and partner Japan’s Eisai (TYO: 4523) announced today that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published a focused update to its clinical practice guidelines for antiemetics in oncology recognizing their drug Akynzeo (netupitant/palonosetron) as an additional option for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly-emetogenic chemotherapy regimens.

The update, which ASCO stated was specifically made to incorporate guidance on the use of Akynzeo, was published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in advance of a full update of the 2011 guidelines. ASCO practice guidelines are a benchmark for clinical practice among the oncology community.

In the USA, Akynzeo is marketed by Eisai under license from Helsinn and is indicated there for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of cancer chemotherapy, including, but not limited to, highly emetogenic chemotherapy.

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