Medigene Receives Further European Patent on EndoTAG®-1
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Martinsried/Munich, 29 May 2013. Medigene AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard; MDG)
announced today that the European Patent Office has granted a further patent
which protects the drug candidate EndoTAG(®)-1. The term of the patent EP
2108362 entitled "A cationic liposomal preparation comprising a taxane" ends on
June 26, 2023.
Dr. Frank Mathias, Chief Executive Officer of Medigene AG: "The new patent
strengthens the patent position for EndoTAG(®)-1 in Europe. We will continue to
extend our patent portfolio to ensure protection of the EndoTAG(®)-1 product for
Medigene and our partner SynCore."
About EndoTAG(®)-1: The clinical drug candidate EndoTAG(®)-1 is a novel
composition of the established cytostatic drug paclitaxel combined with neutral
and positive lipids. Because of the positively charged lipids, EndoTAG(®)-1
interacts with newly developed, negatively charged endothelial cells, which are
particularly required for the generation of tumor blood vessels. The EndoTAG(®)-
1 paclitaxel component attacks the endothelial cells as they divide, thus
targeting the blood supply to tumors without affecting the blood supply to
healthy tissue. By doing this, EndoTAG(®)-1 is expected to prevent the formation
of new tumor blood vessels and to inhibit tumor growth. Medigene has
successfully completed two clinical phase II trials of EndoTAG(®)-1 in
pancreatic cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The drug candidate
has also shown positive results in a recently concluded investigator-initiated
trial (IIT) in HER2-negative breast cancer.
Medigene AG (Frankfurt: MDG, prime standard) is a publicly listed biotechnology
company headquartered in Martinsried/Munich, Germany. Medigene focuses on
clinical research and development of novel drugs against cancer and autoimmune
diseases. Medigene is the first German biotech company to have revenues from a
marketed product (Veregen(®)), which is distributed by partner companies.
Medigene has two drug candidates in clinical trials, EndoTAG(®)-1 and RhuDex(®),
and is developing an innovative vaccine technology. For more information, please
visit www.medigene.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements representing the opinion
of Medigene as of the date of this release. The actual results achieved by
Medigene may differ significantly from the forward-looking statements made
herein. Medigene is not bound to update any of these forward-looking statements.
Medigene(®) and EndoTAG(®) are registered trademarks of Medigene AG. These
trademarks may be owned or licensed in select locations only.
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