Orexo announces that partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin is to conduct additional clinical trials on KW-2246 for treatment of cancer pain in Japan
Uppsala, Sweden, August 27, 2010 – Orexo AB (STO: ORX) announces today that its partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co, Ltd. has decided to conduct additional clinical trials on the cancer pain drug KW-2246 (Orexo’s sublingual fentanyl product Abstral®). An application for production and sale in Japan of KW-2246 as a treatment for breakthrough pain in cancer patients was made on February 24, 2010. However, following consultation with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency during the screening process, it was decided that additional data was required to supplement the application documents.