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Immunomedics regains CEA-Scan rights
Monoclonal antibody developer Immunomedics has reacquired NorthAmerican marketing rights to its CEA-Scan agent from Pharmaciaof Sweden. Immunomedics, of Morris Plains, NJ, said Pharmaciahas changed its strategic direction and scaled back its cancersales
Monoclonal antibody developer Immunomedics has reacquired NorthAmerican marketing rights to its CEA-Scan agent from Pharmaciaof Sweden. Immunomedics, of Morris Plains, NJ, said Pharmaciahas changed its strategic direction and scaled back its cancersales force, and has agreed to return rights for the colorectalcancer imaging agent to Immunomedics as part of the restructuring.
Pharmacia won North American marketing rights to CEA-Scan afterits 1993 acquisition of Adria Laboratories, the product's initiallicensee. Mallinckrodt Medical has European marketing rights toCEA-Scan, which is under regulatory review in the U.S., Canadaand Europe.
In other Immunomedics news, the company said it recently filedan application with the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA)for approval to market LeukoScan, a technetium-labeled monoclonalantibody-based agent for the detection of osteomyelitis in longbones and diabetic foot ulcers. EMEA approval of LeukoScan willgive Immunomedics the go-ahead to market the product in all 15nations of the European Union.
European Society of Breast Imaging Issues Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
April 24th 2024One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.
