vom 09.04. zu Irvalec
After a portfolio review, Spain's Zeltia says its PharmaMar unit
has decided
to suspend development of one of its marine-based cancer drugs,
Irvalec
The company will put its cash into further development of Yondelis
(trabectedin), which is already approved in Europe for advanced
soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian
cancer. It is also in Phase III as a first-line treatment of
STS.
Two other key drugs for PharmaMar are Aplidin (plitidepsin), which
is in Phase III for multiple myeloma and Phase II for T cell
lymphoma, and Zalypsis, which is in Phase II for MM and Ewing's
sarcoma. Making up the five compounds are two early-stage
antitumour agents PM060184 and PM01183, for which impressive
preliminary data have been seen.
http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/12-04-11/Zeltia_ends_Irva…