Telix and Radius Sign Italian Distribution Agreement for Prostate Cancer Imaging
13 September 2021 - 8:36AM
Telix and Radius Sign Italian Distribution Agreement for Prostate
Cancer Imaging
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today
announces that it has entered into an exclusive commercial
distribution agreement with Bologna-based RADIUS S.r.l. (Radius)
for Telix’s prostate cancer investigational imaging product
Illuccix® (Kit for the preparation of 68Ga-PSMA-11 injection) for
the Italian market. This agreement builds on the support Radius has
provided Telix in distributing 68Ga-PSMA-11 for magisterial use in
Italy.
Under the terms of the agreement, Radius will be
the exclusive commercial distributor of Illuccix® in Italy, an EU5
country, for a period of three years from the national approval
date. Radius is the market leader in the supply of gallium
generators across Italy, a position which enables Radius to provide
a secure supply of the 68Ga necessary for launching Illuccix®.
Radius also has the advantage of being a supplier and service
provider for cyclotrons and radiotherapy suites across Italy.
Radius CEO, Dr. Mauro Mei stated, “This
commercial partnership with Telix will enable us to open the door
to state-of-the-art PSMA imaging for the 39,000 men diagnosed with
prostate cancer each year in Italy. Given that PSMA imaging
represents the latest standard of care for prostate cancer imaging,
having recently been included in European1 and U.S.2 clinical
practice guidelines, we are delighted to be adding Illuccix® to our
nuclear medicine portfolio and look forward to bringing this
product to Italian men in need, upon receipt of regulatory
approval.”
Telix EMEA President Richard Valeix added, “As
we prepare for the European launch of Illuccix® we are pleased to
have entered into this agreement with Radius. Italy is an important
market and we look forward to working with Radius to bring this
highly anticipated imaging agent to Italian men, living with
prostate cancer, once regulatory approval is received. Partnering
with such a capable and patient-centric leader in nuclear medicine
aligns with Telix’s mission of helping patients with cancer live
longer, better quality lives.”
About Prostate Cancer in
Italy
In 2020, prostate cancer was the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in men in Italy, with approximately 39,000 new
cases being diagnosed, exhibiting a significantly higher incidence
in men than either lung cancer (28,000 new cases) or bowel cancer
(26,000 new cases). Prostate cancer was also a leading cause of
cancer death in men, with almost 7,000 men dying from the disease
in Italy in 2020. Almost 150,000 Italian men were estimated to be
living with prostate cancer in 2020.3
About Radius
S.r.l.
Founded in 2003, Radius deals with innovative
and state of the art solutions and technology in Italy, with
exclusivity, for three main areas: Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy
and Preclinical Research. With its headquarters in Budrio (in the
vicinity of Bologna), Radius has two operative units, one in Roma
at Policlinico Gemelli and one in Negrar (Verona) at Ospedale Sacro
Cuore where technical assistance is provided to the ACSI TR 19 PET
Cyclotrons installed at that site (since 2005 and 2013
respectively). Among its other products, Radius is the leading
company in Italy for distribution of Eckert & Ziegler’s 68Ga
Generator, GalliaPharm® (which will be used with Illuccix®). For
more information visit www.radiustech.it
About Telix
Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products using
Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is headquartered in
Melbourne, Australia with international operations in Belgium,
Japan, and the United States. Telix is developing a portfolio of
clinical-stage products that address significant unmet medical need
in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit
www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and
LinkedIn.
Telix’s lead investigational product, Illuccix®
(TLX591-CDx) for prostate cancer imaging, has been accepted for
filing by the U.S. FDA,4 and is under priority evaluation by the
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).5 Telix is also
progressing marketing authorisation applications for Illuccix® in
the European Union6 and Canada.7 None of Telix’s products have
received a marketing authorisation in any jurisdiction.
Telix Media Contact
Dr. Stewart HolmstromTelix Pharmaceuticals
LimitedDirector Corporate CommunicationsEmail:
stewart.holmstrom@telixpharma.com
1 European Association of Urology 2020. 2 Trabulsi EJ et al. J
Clin Oncol. Jan 2020.3 Globocan 2020.4 ASX disclosure 24/11/20.5
ASX disclosure 14/04/21.6 ASX disclosure 1/05/20.7 ASX disclosure
16/12/20.
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