PharmaMar Announces License Agreement With Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty For APLIDIN (plitidepsin) In Oncology
MADRID, August 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
PharmaMar has entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with the pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty (STA) to market and distribute the drug candidate APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in Australia and New Zealand. Under the terms of the agreement, PharmaMar will receive an upfront payment, royalties as well as additional remunerations for regulatory and sales milestones achieved by APLIDIN® (plitidepsin). PharmaMar will retain exclusive production rights and will supply the finished product to STA for commercial use in Australia and New Zealand.
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APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) is PharmaMar's second anticancer drug candidate obtained from a marine organism and is currently under development for the treatment of multiple myeloma and a type of T cell lymphoma. The company announced in June that patient recruitment of the international pivotal Phase III trial (ADMYRE) for APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma was successfully completed[i].
"Our commitment to bringing innovative therapies to all patients continues, and this collaboration with a strong pharmaceutical group in Australia and New Zealand is crucial for the role of the anticancer drug plitidepsin in these two important territories." said José María Fdez. Sousa-Faro, Chairman of PharmaMar.
About APLIDIN® (plitidepsin)
Plitidepsin is an investigational anticancer agent of marine origin, originally obtained from the ascidian Aplidium albicans. It specifically binds to the eEF1A2 and targets the non-canonical role of this protein, resulting in tumor cell death via apoptosis (programmed death). Plitidepsin is currently in clinical development for hematological cancers, including a Phase III study in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, a Phase Ib trial in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma as a triple combination of plitidepsin, bortezomib and dexamethasone, and a Phase II study in relapsed or refractory angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Plitidepsin has received orphan drug designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Disclaimer
This document is a press release, not a prospectus. This document does not constitute or form part of an offering or invitation to sell or a solicitation to purchase, offer or subscribe shares of the company. Moreover, no reliance should be placed upon this document for any investment decision or contract and it does not constitute a recommendation of any type with regard to the shares of the company.
i. http://www.pharmamar.com/en/press/pharmamar-completes-patient-recruitment-phase-iii-registration-trial-admyre-aplidin%C2%AE
Media Inquiries:
Carolina Pola - Communications Director
Mobile: +34-608933677
Phone: +34-918466000
Investor Relations:
Phone: +34-914444500
http://www.pharmamar.com
http://www.zeltia.com
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PharmaMar has entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with the pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty (STA) to market and distribute the drug candidate APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in Australia and New Zealand. Under the terms of the agreement, PharmaMar will receive an upfront payment, royalties as well as additional remunerations for regulatory and sales milestones achieved by APLIDIN® (plitidepsin). PharmaMar will retain exclusive production rights and will supply the finished product to STA for commercial use in Australia and New Zealand.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150203/727958-a )
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150203/727958-b )
APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) is PharmaMar's second anticancer drug candidate obtained from a marine organism and is currently under development for the treatment of multiple myeloma and a type of T cell lymphoma. The company announced in June that patient recruitment of the international pivotal Phase III trial (ADMYRE) for APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma was successfully completed[i].
"Our commitment to bringing innovative therapies to all patients continues, and this collaboration with a strong pharmaceutical group in Australia and New Zealand is crucial for the role of the anticancer drug plitidepsin in these two important territories." said José María Fdez. Sousa-Faro, Chairman of PharmaMar.
About APLIDIN® (plitidepsin)
Plitidepsin is an investigational anticancer agent of marine origin, originally obtained from the ascidian Aplidium albicans. It specifically binds to the eEF1A2 and targets the non-canonical role of this protein, resulting in tumor cell death via apoptosis (programmed death). Plitidepsin is currently in clinical development for hematological cancers, including a Phase III study in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, a Phase Ib trial in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma as a triple combination of plitidepsin, bortezomib and dexamethasone, and a Phase II study in relapsed or refractory angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Plitidepsin has received orphan drug designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Disclaimer
This document is a press release, not a prospectus. This document does not constitute or form part of an offering or invitation to sell or a solicitation to purchase, offer or subscribe shares of the company. Moreover, no reliance should be placed upon this document for any investment decision or contract and it does not constitute a recommendation of any type with regard to the shares of the company.
i. http://www.pharmamar.com/en/press/pharmamar-completes-patient-recruitment-phase-iii-registration-trial-admyre-aplidin%C2%AE
Media Inquiries:
Carolina Pola - Communications Director
Mobile: +34-608933677
Phone: +34-918466000
Investor Relations:
Phone: +34-914444500
http://www.pharmamar.com
http://www.zeltia.com
SOURCE PharmaMar
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