Sanofi Enter into an Exclusive License Agreement with Verastem Oncology to Develop and Commercialize Copiktra (duvelisib) for all Oncology Indications
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- Verastem to receive $5M up front- $42M as development & commercial milestones and royalties on sales of Copiktra in the licensed territories. Sanofi to get exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Copiktra and hold the marketing authorization & product license in Russia and CIS- Turkey- the Middle East & Africa
- The focus of the agreement is to expand Sanofi’s oncology portfolio in the emerging markets. Additionally- Sanofi has the right to collaborate with Verastem in global development & clinical activities of Copiktra
- Copiktra is an oral PI3K inhibitor (dual inhibitor of PI3K-delta and PI3K-gamma) and has received the US FDA’s approval for R/R CLL/SLL prior treated with 2L therapies with accelerated approval for FL prior treated with 2L therapies
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