ASLAN Pharma and Hyundai collaborate on varlitinib in South Korea

9 November 2015

Singapore-based biotech firm ASLAN Pharmaceuticals and Hyundai Pharm, a leading South Korean drugmaker, have entered a collaboration and license agreement to develop and commercialize ASLAN001 (varlitinib) for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA)in South Korea.

ASLAN001 is a potentially best-in-class small molecule pan-HER inhibitor targeted for cholangiocarcinoma, an aggressive form of bile duct cancer with no approved therapy and a very poor prognosis, and is also being studied in gastric and breast cancer. Worldwide, South Korea has one of the highest prevalence rates of cholangiocarcinoma and gastric cancer, with 4,000 and 30,000 new patients diagnosed annually respectively.

Terms of the deal

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