Approval of Takeda’s Entyvio marks “historic change” for IBD treatment

3 June 2014
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The recent approval of Japanese drug major Takeda’s (TYO: 4502) Entyvio (vedolizumab) by the  European Medicines Agency and US Food and Drug Administration marks “a historic change” in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment market landscape, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Eirini Vavatsikou, GlobalData's analyst covering Immunology, states that Entyvio’s unique position as the first biologic with gut specificity sets it apart from the key available therapies for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).

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