License deal for early-stage breast cancer drug Nerlynx in South East Asia

23 November 2017
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The USA’s Puma Biotechnology (Nasdaq: PBYI) has entered into an exclusive agreement under which Specialised Therapeutics Asia will commercialize Nerlynx (neratinib) throughout South East Asia, beginning with Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and New Zealand.

Nerlynx was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July 2017 for the extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer following adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy, making it the first drug to be approved for this specific indication. However, it has not been approved for commercialization in any other countries. In the USA, Nerlynx reportedly costs around $12,000 for a month’s supply.

Currently, Singapore-headquartered Specialised Therapeutics markets US biotech major (Nasdaq: CELG) Celgene’s Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) and other oncology products in these countries.

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