Helsinn Healthcare S.A.: ONO Receives a Manufacturing and Marketing Approval of Adlumiz (Anamorelin), a Ghrelin Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia in Japan
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Lugano, Switzerland, and Osaka, Japan, January 22, 2021 - Helsinn Group (Lugano, Switzerland; CEO: Riccardo Braglia, Helsinn ) and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Gyo Sagara; ONO ) announced today that ONO received the manufacturing and marketing approval of Adlumiz (generic name: anamorelin hydrochloride) Tablet 50mg ( Adlumiz ), a ghrelin receptor agonist, for the treatment of cancer cachexia in malignant tumors of non-small cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer or colorectal cancer in Japan.