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Partner Therapeutics Wins $35M DoD Contract for Leukine in COVID-19

Funding will support two clinical trials in COVID-19 patients, expansion of manufacturing capacity and potential Emergency Use Authorization filing.

By: Contract Pharma

Contract Pharma Staff

Partner Therapeutics, Inc. (PTx) will receive a $35 million milestone-based Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to fund two clinical studies of inhaled Leukine (sargramostim, rhu-Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor “GM-CSF”) in patients with COVID-19 associated acute hypoxemia. The program will evaluate the effect of Leukine in improving clinical outcomes, including oxygenation and percent of patients intubated. The first of the tw...

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