NIPPON KAYAKU BUYS ASIA RIGHTS TO BLADDER CANCER DRUG

Posted on: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:05:00 EST


Symbols: SPPI, NPKYF
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
SPPI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Nippon Kayaku Co. (TSE:4272) has
gained development and marketing rights in Asia except South
Korea to a bladder-cancer agent from U.S. company Spectrum
Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Spectrum is currently in phase III clinical trials in Europe
and the U.S. with apaziquone for post-surgical treatment of
bladder cancer following transurethral tumor removal.

Nippon Kayaku made a one-time payment of US$15 million for
the development and marketing rights to the candidate drug and
hopes to begin phase I trials in Japan in 2010. The company
will pay Spectrum royalties on any sales that result.

For Nippon Kayaku, the licensing deal is another step in a
broader strategy of expanding its line of cancer drugs.

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