Helsinn Enters into an Exclusive Distribution and License Agreement with Blanver and Varifarma for Pracinostat in South America

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• Blanver to register, promote, distribute & commercialize Pracinostat in Brazil while Varifarma to get rights in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Helsinn to retain rights all international developments including clinical activities & supply of Pracinostat
• In 2016, MEI Pharma granted global rights of Pracinostat to Helsinn and a right to sub-license it to the third parties. Helsinn granted exclusive licensing rights of Pracinostat for all territories to Menarini excluding the US, Canada, Japan and South America
• Pracinostat is an oral pan histone deacetylase inhibitor, currently being evaluated in P-III study in combination with Azacitidine for patients newly diagnosed with AML who are unfit for intensive induction CT and has received FDA’s BT designation for the same indication

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