Ignyta Announces Acquisition Of Exclusive Rights To Taladegib Oncology Program From Eli Lilly

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ignyta, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX) (“Ignyta”), a precision oncology biotechnology company, today announced the exclusive license of worldwide rights relating to Eli Lilly and Company’s taladegib oncology development program in exchange for an upfront payment of $2.0 million in cash and the issuance to Lilly of approximately 1.2 million shares of Ignyta’s common stock. Taladegib is a potent, orally bioavailable small molecule hedgehog/smoothened antagonist that has achieved clinical proof-of-concept and a recommended Phase 2 dose based on results from prior clinical studies. Ignyta also licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the topical formulation of taladegib, which is a late preclinical program being developed for the potential treatment of patients with superficial and nodular basal cell carcinoma.

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