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Article: NuView Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. Secures Exclusive Rights From Thomas Jefferson University for a Tumor-Specific Imaging Agent for the Diagnosis of Breast and Prostate Cancers.
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- February 6, 2008
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PARK CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- NuView Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NuView) has executed an agreement with Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) for the exclusive distribution and commercialization rights for a tumor-specific imaging agent that assists in the diagnosis of breast and prostate tumors. NuView also intends to sponsor research at Jefferson to further develop the technology.
Among U.S. men, prostate cancer (PC) accounts for 29% of all newly diagnosed cancers. Among U.S. women, breast cancer (BC) accounts for 27% of all newly diagnosed cancers. A reliable scintigraphic agent to image PC & BC and its metastatic or recurrent lesions and to determine ...