PharmaMar has entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with the pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty (STA) to market and distribute the drug candidate APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in Australia and New Zealand. Under the terms of the agreement, PharmaMar will receive an upfront payment, royalties as well as additional remunerations for regulatory and sales milestones achieved by APLIDIN® (plitidepsin). PharmaMar will retain exclusive production rights and will supply the finished product to STA for commercial use in Australia and New Zealand.
APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) is PharmaMar's second anticancer drug candidate obtained from a marine organism and is currently under development for the treatment of multiple myeloma and a type of T cell lymphoma. The company announced in June that patient recruitment of the international pivotal Phase III trial (ADMYRE) for APLIDIN® (plitidepsin) in refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma was successfully completed[i].
"Our commitment to bringing innovative therapies to all patients continues, and this collaboration with a strong pharmaceutical group in Australia and New Zealand is crucial for the role of the anticancer drug plitidepsin in these two important territories." said José María Fdez. Sousa-Faro, Chairman of PharmaMar.
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