MELBOURNE, Australia and
LIÈGE, Belgium, Jan. 16,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
(ASX: TLX, Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that it
has received a positive decision on the Marketing Authorization
Application (MAA) for its prostate cancer
PET[1] imaging agent Illuccix® (kit for the
preparation of gallium-68 gozetotide injection), which was
submitted in Europe via a
decentralized procedure (DCP).
This significant milestone follows the issuance of the Final
Assessment Report from the German Competent Authority
BfArM[2] as Reference Member State (RMS). Through
the DCP, the RMS and all 18 European Economic Area (EEA) Concerned
Member States (CMS)[3] agree that Illuccix should
receive marketing authorization. The DCP regulatory process will
now transition into an administrative national phase to implement
authorizations to facilitate commercial launch in each
country[4].
Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive
Officer, Telix Precision Medicine commented, "We are delighted
by this positive outcome, setting the stage for a European
commercial launch of Illuccix. This clinically important prostate
cancer imaging modality is currently recommended in international
clinical practice guidelines including European Association of
Urology (EAU) and European Society for Medical Oncology
(ESMO)."
PSMA-PET imaging[5] represents a major advancement in
prostate cancer management, largely replacing conventional imaging
methods (bone scan, CT[6] scan) as the standard of care
after initial diagnosis and biochemical recurrence (BCR). European
guidelines highlight the superior accuracy of PSMA-PET for the
staging of primary disease[7] and evaluation of
BCR/biochemical persistence (BCP)[8].
About Illuccix®
Telix's lead imaging product, gallium-68 (68Ga)
gozetotide injection (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11
and marketed under the brand name Illuccix®), has been
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)[9], by the Australian Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) [10], and by Health
Canada[11].
In Europe, Illuccix, after
radiolabelling with gallium-68, will be indicated for detection of
PSMA-positive lesions with PET in adults with prostate cancer (PCa)
in the following clinical settings:
- Primary staging of patients with high-risk PCa prior to
primary curative therapy
- Suspected recurrent PCa in patients with increasing levels
of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after primary curative
therapy
- Identification of patients with PSMA-positive progressive
metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) for whom
PSMA-targeted therapy is indicated.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development
and commercialization of therapeutic and diagnostic
radiopharmaceuticals and associated medical technologies. Telix is
headquartered in Melbourne,
Australia, with international operations in the United States, Canada, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of
clinical and commercial stage products that aims to address
significant unmet medical needs in oncology and rare diseases.
Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX)
and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq: TLX).
Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix,
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Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
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Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Disclosure Committee on behalf of the
Board.
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[1] Positron emission
tomography.
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[2] The German
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (Bundesinstitut für
Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte).
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[3] Germany serves
as the Reference Member State in the Decentralised Procedure. The
other 18 Concerned Member States are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain,
and Sweden.
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[4] Regulatory
approval timeframe from EEA CMSs may vary considerably.
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[5] Imaging of
prostate-specific membrane antigen with positron emission
tomography.
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[6] Computed
tomography.
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[7] EAU,
ESMO.
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[8] EAU.
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[9] Telix ASX
disclosure 20 December 2021.
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[10] Telix ASX
disclosure 2 November 2021.
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[11] Telix ASX
disclosure 14 October 2022.
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