Melbourne, Australia: Starpharma today announced that it has received the first regulatory approvals in South East Asia for VivaGel® BV. Mundipharma will be rolling-out the product in Asia under the brand name BETADINETM BV Gel.
Starpharma today announced that it has received the necessary regulatory and ethics approvals and will commence its phase 1/2 clinical trial for DEP® irinotecan. The objectives of the trial are to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of DEP® irinotecan to define a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and to determine anti-tumour efficacy of the product in select tumour types. DEP® irinotecan is the third DEP® product to enter the clinic from Starpharma’s internal portfolio with a fourth, partnered DEP® candidate, AZD0466, also set to enter the clinic later this year.
The Australian Financial Review reported Starpharma’s share price rose 13 per cent following the company’s announcement that VivaGel® BV was launched nationwide in Australia. The article noted this was the first of many launches for the breakthrough BV product.
Biotech Dispatch featured the news that Starpharma had signed a sales and marketing license agreement for VivaGel® BV for the US market with ITF Pharma. The piece highlighted that upon launch, VivalGel® BV will be ITF Pharma’s top priority women’s health product.
Online investor portal Proactive Investors highlighted Starpharma’s VivaGel® BV US license deal with ITF Pharma, worth $142 million plus escalating double digit royalties. The piece noted ITF Pharma’s strong pedigree in women’s health and their high-calibre team.
Small Caps, a specialist investment publication, covered the positive news that Starpharma’s DEP® irinotecan showed complete tumour regression and 100% survival in a human pancreatic cancer model.
