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INVESTIGATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THERAPY LECANEMAB GRANTED FDA FAST TRACK DESIGNATION

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 24, 2021 – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Michel Vounatsos, “Biogen”) announced today that lecanemab, an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for lecanemab in June of 2021. Breakthrough Therapy designation and Fast Track designation are two FDA programs that are intended to facilitate and expedite development of new drugs to address unmet medical need in the treatment of a serious or life-threatening condition such as AD and provide opportunities for frequent interactions with the FDA.

EISAI ENTERS INTO COMMERCIALIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH GILEAD FOR JAK INHIBITOR FILGOTINIB IN ASIA

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Headquarters: Foster City, California, “Gilead”) for the commercialization and distribution of filgotinib (generic name, product name: Jyseleca® ), an oral, JAK1 preferential inhibitor for indications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease in Asia (South Korea, Chinese Taiwan, HKSA and Singapore). In December 2019, Eisai signed a partnership agreement with Gilead Sciences K.K. (Headquarters: Tokyo), a Japanese subsidiary of Gilead, for the distribution and co-promotion of filgotinib in Japan.

EISAI TO PRESENT LATEST DATA ON PERAMPANEL AND E2730 AT THE 75TH AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the company will conduct a total of 42 poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic agent (AED) perampanel (product name: Fycompa®) and in-house discovered and developed E2730, an investigational novel small compound for AED and the treatment for neurological diseases, at the 75th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES2021), to be held in Chicago, Illinois and virtually from December 3 to 7, 2021.

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European Commission Approves LENVIMA® (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Patients With Certain Types of Endometrial Carcinoma

First Combination of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor with Immunotherapy Approved in Europe for Adult Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma With Disease Progression on or Following Prior Treatment With a Platinum-Containing Therapy in Any Setting and Who Are Not Candidates for Curative Surgery or Radiation
Approval Based on Study 309/KEYNOTE-775 Results Demonstrating Statistically Significant Improvements in Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival Compared With Chemotherapy

EISAI SELECTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY ASIA PACIFIC INDEX 2021 FOR EIGHTH TIME

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has been selected for a membership in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), the Asia Pacific version of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), which are a family of premier global indices for socially responsible investment (SRI). This marks Eisai’s eighth selection.