Medivation and Astellas Announce Submission of New Drug Application for Enzalutamide for the Treatment of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in Patients Previously Treated With Chemotherapy

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and TOKYO--(Marketwire - May 21, 2012) - Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) announced that Medivation has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for enzalutamide (formerly MDV3100). The compound has been studied in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received docetaxel therapy.