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Article: Spectrum Deals For Rights To Clinical-Stage LHRH Antagonist.
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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Senior Staff Writer
Finding itself in the right place at the right time, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. gained access to a Phase II product for hormone-dependent cancers, such as prostate cancer, and benign but proliferative disorders such as benign prostatic hypertrophy and endometriosis.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company, which primarily is focused on oncology, acquired an exclusive license from AEterna Zentaris Inc. to develop and commercialize D-63153 for all indications in North America and India. AEterna Zentaris retains exclusive rights in the rest of world.
Its German subsidiary, Zentaris GmbH, out-licensed the product following the ...