|Articles|February 1, 1995

Oncology NEWS International

Oncology NEWS International Vol 4 No 2
Volume 4
Issue 2

SoloPak Obtains Rights to Ganite

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill--SoloPak Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has signed an agreement with Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research to acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to gallium nitrate (Ganite), which was FDA approved in 1991 for the treatment of acute hypercalcemia in cancer patients and had been manufactured by Fujisawa USA (Deerfield, Ill).

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill--SoloPak Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has signedan agreement with Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Researchto acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to gallium nitrate (Ganite),which was FDA approved in 1991 for the treatment of acute hypercalcemiain cancer patients and had been manufactured by Fujisawa USA (Deerfield,Ill).

The agreement involves a grant of SoloPak equity to the Instituteand a commitment of funds from SoloPak to complete clinical trials.

Over the next 2 to 3 years, SoloPak plans to seek approval ofgallium nitrate for the treatment of chronic hypercalcemia andbone metastases in cancer patients, and to launch clinical trialsof the agent in Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

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