Accord Healthcare Limited and ADIENNE Pharma & Biotech have entered into an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement for the commercialization of TEPADINA® (thiotepa) 15mg and 100mg lyophilized powder for injections.
ADIENNE is also working on a new delivery presentations for TEPADINA® (thiotepa) and other oncology and cytotoxic drugs to improve and enhance the healthcare professional and patient experience.
The new delivery presentations for TEPADINA® will be commercialized by Accord in Europe and India.
With this new partnership, Accord secures exclusive rights to market, commercialize and sell ADIENNE's novel chemotherapy brand TEPADINA® which will be supported by an expert sales force, and a seasoned marketing team that has successfully launched multiple oncology products in Europe. Accord will begin selling TEPADINA® across select markets in the European region such as Italy, Spain, UK, Ireland, Benelux and Portugal. Additional markets will be included in 2020, with the aim of Accord becoming the sole distributor across all European markets by early 2021.
ADIENNE will continue to be the Marketing Authorization Holder in the territories and responsible for the manufacture and supply of the product.
TEPADINA® (thiotepa) is indicated in the conditioning regimens before autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to treat hematological diseases and solid tumors both in adult and pediatric population.
It has been granted Orphan Drug Designations by the EMA and by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"We are very pleased to have established this collaboration with Accord, whose established track record of successful marketing of complex oncology and specialty products gives us confidence that they are the best partner for our TEPADINA® product,” Dr. Antonio Francesco Di Naro, Founder, Owner and President of ADIENNE, said. “Accord has a remarkable commercial team and infrastructure in place, and we are highly confident in their ability to successfully leverage that platform with us."
"We are committed to bringing complex, added value products to improve the lives of cancer patients. This agreement builds on our oncology platform adding to our extensive oncology experience in Europe, where we supply more than 35 oncology products across the region,” James Burt, Executive Vice President, Europe and MENA of Accord, said. “We are excited to take over the commercialization of this product, which will provide tangible advantages to patients and healthcare providers, and we look forward to a mutually beneficial and successful collaboration with ADIENNE."