OSAKA, JAPAN & CAMBRIDGE--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--Takeda (TSE: 4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that it will present data from its oncology pipeline and product portfolio at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) being held May 31-June 4, 2024, in Chicago, Ill.

Takeda’s presentations will span across a range of cancers, including colorectal, lung, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia and feature both clinical and real-world data generated to optimize treatment approaches and inform patient care.

“At Takeda Oncology, we’re committed to addressing the areas of highest patient need while leveraging our expertise in key disease areas, including colorectal cancer, lung cancer and hematological malignancies,” said Phuong Khanh (P.K.) Morrow, M.D., Head of the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit (OTAU) at Takeda. “Our presentations at ASCO, including data being presented in Hodgkin lymphoma and colorectal cancer, highlight the importance of combining our internal innovation with external partnerships to introduce new solutions and benefit the lives of people with cancer.”

A full list of company-sponsored abstracts can be found here.

Takeda’s Commitment to Oncology
At Takeda Oncology, we are united by our aspiration to cure cancer and motivated every day to work harder for patients with limited or ineffective treatment options. Our agile structure and deep in-house expertise are complemented by a network of partnerships that optimize our ability to research, develop and deliver transformative medicines to people living with cancer. Building on decades of leadership in oncology, we are focused on providing approved medicines for patients in need and advancing a cutting-edge oncology pipeline with the potential to introduce new therapies for people with solid tumors and hematologic cancers. With inspiration from patients and innovation from everywhere, we are committed to outsmarting cancer so that more patients can benefit from - and have access to - innovative medicines. For more information, visit www.takedaoncology.com.

About Takeda
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines. Together with our partners, we aim to improve the patient experience and advance a new frontier of treatment options through our dynamic and diverse pipeline. As a leading values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, we are guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Our employees in approximately 80 countries and regions are driven by our purpose and are grounded in the values that have defined us for more than two centuries. For more information, visit www.takeda.com.

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