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HUTCHMED Announces Submission of New Drug Application for Fruquintinib for Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Japan

— Third major market authorization application based on data from the FRESCO-2 global Phase III trial —HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, China and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUTCHMED (China) Limited (Nasdaq/AIM:​HCM, HKEX:​13) (“HUTCHMED”) today announced that Takeda (TSE:4502/​NYSE:TAK) has submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (“MHLW”) in Japan for the approval of fruquintinib for the treatment of adult patients with previously