Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE, 4502), announced that following pre-New Drug Application (NDA) discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the companies will move forward with their regulatory strategy for the investigational drug, peginesatide, for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients on dialysis in the United States. "Our plan is to pursue approval of peginesatide for the treatment of anemia in CRF patients on dialysis," said Arlene M. Morris, chief executive officer of Affymax...

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