Friday, November 22, 2019
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., a Phase 3-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel products to treat cancer, with a focus on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), today announced they have entered into a Distribution, License and Supply Agreement with Knight Therapeutics Inc. (“Knight”), a Canadian-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, in-licensing, selling and marketing innovative prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, whereby Knight shall have the exclusive rights to commercialize rigosertib in Canada. In addition, Onconova may be entitled to receive clinical, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments up to CAD 33.95 million and tiered double-digit royalties on net sales.
"We are pleased to add Knight to our roster of global partners for rigosertib," said Dr. Steven Fruchtman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Onconova. "We are eager to work with Knight’s team, which has successfully partnered with a number of biotechnology companies to commercialize innovative medicines in Canada.”
“Patients with high-risk MDS have limited treatment options after first-line hypomethylating agents such as azacitidine fail," said Jonathan Ross Goodman, Chief Executive Officer of Knight. "If approved, rigosertib would address this unmet need and we look forward to the results of the ongoing phase III INSPIRE trial of IV rigosertib."
