Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
Clinical trials sponsored by Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., explained in plain language.
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New drug combo may let bladder cancer patients keep their bladder
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a combination of two drugs, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, in people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The goal is to see if this treatment can eliminate the cancer and allow patients to keep their bladder instead of having it surgically removed. The st…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:50 UTC
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New drug trial hopes to shrink Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug called ASP1002 in about 210 adults whose solid tumors have spread or can't be removed. The drug targets tumors with high levels of a protein called claudin 4. The main goals are to check safety, find the best dose, and see if the drug can c…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:38 UTC
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New shot every 12 weeks aims to control advanced prostate cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new medicine called PRL-02 depot, given as a shot into the muscle every 12 weeks, to lower testosterone in men with advanced prostate cancer. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if it works alone or with another drug, enzalutamide. About 174 men whose cance…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:37 UTC
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New drug targets TROP2 protein in Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug called ASP2998, which targets a protein (TROP2) found on many solid tumors. The drug is given alone or with standard treatments like pembrolizumab or carboplatin. About 428 adults with advanced bladder, lung, stomach, or breast cancers that…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:37 UTC
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Prostate cancer drug enzalutamide tracked for Long-Term safety in new study
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study looks at the long-term safety of enzalutamide, a drug for prostate cancer. It is for people who have already been helped by enzalutamide in a previous study. About 900 participants will continue their treatment and be monitored for side effects.
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 15, 2026 11:56 UTC
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New Immune-Boosting drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug, ASP2138, that helps the immune system find and attack cancer cells that have a specific marker called CLDN18.2. The study includes adults with advanced stomach, gastroesophageal junction, or pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surg…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 14, 2026 12:02 UTC
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New prostate cancer drug trial for chinese men
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug called ASP5541 in about 12 Chinese men with advanced prostate cancer. The drug is given as a shot in the hip, along with standard treatments (prednisone and hormone therapy). The main goals are to see if the drug is safe and how it is proce…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 13, 2026 16:03 UTC
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New drug combo aims to save bladders in cancer fight
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a combination of two drugs (enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab) can control muscle-invasive bladder cancer and allow patients to keep their bladder. About 390 adults whose cancer hasn't spread outside the bladder and who cannot or choose not to have bla…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 13, 2026 16:02 UTC
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Could a leukemia drug help lung cancer patients Who've run out of options?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests the drug gilteritinib in about 40 adults with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer whose cancer no longer responds to standard ALK inhibitors. Gilteritinib is already approved for a type of leukemia and may also block faulty ALK signals. T…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 12, 2026 13:39 UTC
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New drug trial targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called ASP546C in people with advanced stomach, gastroesophageal junction, pancreatic, or other solid tumors that have a specific marker (CLDN18.2). The trial has two parts: Part 1 finds the best dose in stomach/GEJ cancer patients, and Part 2 tests th…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:51 UTC
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Pill could replace needles for anemia in kids with kidney disease
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral medicine called roxadustat for anemia in children and teenagers with chronic kidney disease. Anemia means low red blood cells, which can cause tiredness and weakness. The medicine is already approved for adults and is taken three times a week for up to a …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:50 UTC
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New hope for pancreatic cancer: Immune-Boosting drug before surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called ASP2138 in people with a type of pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery. The drug helps the immune system attack cancer cells that have a specific protein (CLDN18.2). Participants receive ASP2132 two weeks before surgery, then standard…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:41 UTC
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New hope for stomach cancer: early access drug targets key protein
Disease control AVAILABLEThis program provides early access to zolbetuximab, a drug that targets a protein called claudin18.2 found on some stomach cancer cells. It is for people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has not been treated yet. Participants receive zolbetuximab plu…
Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:38 UTC
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New hope for tough pancreatic cancer: targeted drug combo tested in phase 3 trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding the experimental drug setidegrasib to standard chemotherapy helps people with a specific genetic form of advanced pancreatic cancer (KRAS G12D mutation) live longer. About 614 adults whose cancer has spread and cannot be removed by surgery will rec…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 07, 2026 18:39 UTC
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New shot could replace daily pills for advanced prostate cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new injectable form of the hormone therapy abiraterone (ASP5541) in men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread. The shot is given every 12 weeks, instead of daily pills. The goal is to see if it works as well as or better than the standard pill, and to c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 04, 2026 16:19 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug safety checked in indian patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for Indian adults with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (bladder cancer that has spread). The main goal is to confirm the safety of the drug enfortumab vedotin. Participants will receive the drug through an IV infusion every 28 days. The study will monitor f…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 16:07 UTC
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Triple therapy shows promise in Hard-to-Treat stomach cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding zolbetuximab to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and chemotherapy helps people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer live longer. The trial enrolls 500 adults whose tumors have specific proteins (CLDN18.2 and PD-L1) but la…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 16:01 UTC
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Scientists track eye disease progression in stargardt patients
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows children (over 6) and adults with Stargardt disease or similar inherited eye conditions to see how their vision changes over 2 years. Participants get standard eye tests every 6 months, but no new treatment is given. The goal is to better understand how these d…
Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 16, 2026 23:48 UTC
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Real-World eye drug study tracks safety and usage
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows 1,000 people with geographic atrophy (an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration) who are already starting treatment with the drug Izervay. Researchers will collect information from medical records and surveys over up to 5 years to see how the drug is…
Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:48 UTC
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Healthy volunteers needed to test cancer drug interactions
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how three common medicines (fluconazole, itraconazole, and carbamazepine) change the way the body processes an experimental cancer drug called ASP3082. About 54 healthy adults will take ASP3082 alone and with each of the other drugs to measure differences in d…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 04, 2026 16:24 UTC