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Aeterna Zentaris, Yakult Honsha In Onco-Development Pact

Aeterna Zentaris, Inc. and Yakult Honsha Co. have signed an exclusive development, commercialization and licensing agreement for Aeterna Zentaris' lead anti-cancer compound perifosine, in Japan.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Aeterna Zentaris, Inc. and Yakult Honsha Co. have signed an exclusive development, commercialization and licensing agreement for Aeterna Zentaris’ lead anti-cancer compound perifosine, in Japan. Perifosine, a novel oral PI3K/Akt inhibitor, is currently in Phase III development for the treatment of colorectal cancer and multiple myeloma in the U.S. and Europe. Aeterna Zentaris will receive $8.3 million upfront and is eligible to receive as much as $60.9 million if certain milestones are ...

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