Pharmion Purchases Cabrellis, US Developer of Amrubicin

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 15 No 12
Volume 15
Issue 12

Pharmion Corporation has acquired Cabrellis Pharmaceuticals and gained US and European rights to amrubicin, a third-generation synthetic anthracycline currently in phase II trials for small-cell lung cancer in North America and Europe.

BOULDER, Colorado—Pharmion Corporation has acquired Cabrellis Pharmaceuticals and gained US and European rights to amrubicin, a third-generation synthetic anthracycline currently in phase II trials for small-cell lung cancer in North America and Europe.

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