The termination of the co-promotion agreement for Abraxane -- if approved by the Abraxis board in January -- will result in the payment of a fee of $268 million fee to AstraZeneca on March 31, 2009.
AstraZeneca paid $200 million to acquire rights to Abraxane in the United States in April 2006 and said at the time it believed the product could become a major seller. It generated modest sales of $62 million for AstraZeneca in 2007.
If the Abraxis board does not approve ending the deal then the co-promotion agreement will continue with an amended commission to AstraZeneca of 50 percent, against 22 percent at present.
(Reporting by Ben Hirschler) Keywords: ASTRAZENECA/ABRAXIS (ben.hirschler@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 5082: Reuters Messaging: ben.hirschler.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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