PharmaMar and Megapharm sign a licensing agreement for lurbinectedin in Israel
PharmaMar and Megapharm sign a licensing agreement for lurbinectedin in Israel
Madrid, May 11th
, 2020- PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced today a licensing
agreement with Megapharm Ltd. to commercialize the marine-derived anticancer drug
lurbinectedin in Israel. The Parties agreed not to disclose the financials details. PharmaMar
will retain exclusive production rights and will sell the product to Megapharm for commercial
use.
Lurbinectedin?s New Drug Application (NDA) is currently being evaluated by the FDA under
?Priority Review? status, seeking accelerated approval in the US for the treatment of patients
with Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) who have progressed after prior platinum-containing
therapy. The FDA has set a PDUFA target action date of August 16, 2020.
According to Luis Mora, Managing Director of PharmaMar?s Oncology Business Unit, ?this is
our third strategic agreement with Megapharm and we are very happy with our business
partner. This new agreement will allow lurbinectedin to reach the Israeli market, if approved,
in the hands of one of the leading companies in the field of oncology in this country.?
Megapharm CEO, Miron Drucker said, ?we are very pleased to have our third licensing deal
with PharmaMar. This licensing deal will not only strengthen our existing strong relationship
with PharmaMar and demonstrate our high confidence in PharmaMar`s development pipeline,
but also strengthen Megapharm's oncology portfolio in the Israeli market.?
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About Lurbinectedin
Lurbinectedin (PM1183) is a synthetic compound currently under clinical investigation. It is a selective inhibitor of
the oncogenic transcription programs on which many tumors are particularly dependent. Together with its effect on
cancer cells, lurbinectedin inhibits oncogenic transcription in tumor-associated macrophages, downregulating the
production of cytokines that are essential for the growth of the tumor. Transcriptional addiction is an acknowledged
target in those diseases, many of them lacking other actionable targets.
About PharmaMar
Headquartered in Madrid, PharmaMar is a biopharmaceutical company, focused on oncology and committed to
research and development which takes its inspiration from the sea to discover molecules with antitumor activity. It
is a company that seeks innovative products to provide healthcare professionals with new tools to treat cancer. Its
commitment to patients and to research has made it one of the world leaders in the discovery of antitumor drugs of
marine origin.
PharmaMar has a pipeline of drug candidates and a robust R&D oncology program. It develops and commercializes
Yondelis? in Europe and has other clinical-stage programs under development for several types of solid cancers:
lurbinectedin (PM1183), PM184 and PM14. With subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria
and the United States. PharmaMar wholly owns other companies: GENOMICA, a molecular diagnostics company;
Sylentis, dedicated to researching therapeutic applications of gene silencing (RNAi). To learn more about PharmaMar,
please visit us at www.pharmamar.com.
About Megapharm Ltd.
Megapharm Ltd. is a leading Israeli private pharma marketing company, founded in 1989, exclusively representing
a number of major American, European and Japanese pharmaceutical companies. Megapharm provides its partners
with a full set of commercial capabilities, including registration, market access and sales and marketing. Megapharm
has demonstrated dynamic sales growth by developing a strong company presence and expertise in selected
therapeutic areas (i.e. Oncology, Hematology, CNS, Orphan and metabolic drugs) and a proven track record for
obtaining national reimbursement and inclusion of its products in Health Funds in Israel. Additional information can
be found at: www.megapharm.co.il
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