Myriad Genetics and Pharma Mar Enter Into Companion Diagnostic Agreement
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Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Pharma Mar, a leader in the development of marine-derived drugs. Under the agreement, Myriad will conduct BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 testing on patients to be enrolled in a Phase II clinical study of PM1183, a novel drug candidate which induces double-stranded DNA breaks to cause cell death.
"PM1183 is an exciting compound, and we are extremely pleased to be working with Pharma Mar on this project," said Peter Meldrum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Myriad Genetics, Inc. "We believe this agreement, as well as our many other companion diagnostic projects for DNA-damaging agents, demonstrates the importance of a patient's BRCA status in identifying potential responders to this class of drugs."
Under the agreement, Myriad will assess the BRCA status in patients who respond to PM1183. Myriad has entered into similar agreements with Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Astra Zeneca, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals and Cephalon to provide companion diagnostic testing with the BRACAnalysis(R) test for clinical trial enrollment.
