Eddingpharm (Cayman) Inc. to Distribute Breast Cancer Drug for GlaxoSmithKline in China

by Richard Daverman, PhD

April 8, 2013 -- Eddingpharm, a Shanghai company, signed a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline China that gives Eddingpharm exclusive rights to market and distribute Tykerb in China. Tykerb was recently approved by the SFDA as a treatment for patients with HER2 positive breast cancer. The drug was indicated as a second-line treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. Terms were not disclosed. More details....

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