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Article: Aphton and SmithKline Beecham Form Strategic Alliance.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- June 19, 1998
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MIAMI--(BW HealthWire)--June 19, 1998--Aphton Corporation (NASDAQ:APHT) and SmithKline Beecham today announced the signing of a Collaboration and License Agreement for a worldwide strategic alliance for Aphton's Gonadimmune(TM) anti-Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (anti-GnRH) vaccines.
The agreement covers the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of GnRH-related cancers and other diseases in humans - including - prostate, breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers; and endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, uterine fibroids, contraception, infertility and precocious puberty.
Under the terms of the agreement, SmithKline Beecham will receive exclusive rights worldwide ...