Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG has signed an agreement with Telix Pharmaceuticals (Telix) for the exclusive distribution of Illuccix(R) (Kit for the preparation of Ga-68 PSMA-11 injection) in Germany. Illuccix(R) is a preparation for imaging prostate cancer with positron emission tomography (PET), currently under review for regulatory approval in multiple markets worldwide, including Germany. Illuccix(R) is offered as a so-called kit preparation for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

For this purpose, Illuccix(R) enables PSMA-11 to be labelled with the radionuclide Ga-68 directly before injection by medical personnel. After preparing the radiopharmaceutical and injecting it into the patient, tumours that show the so-called prostate-specific membrane antigen can be localised by PET. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in Germany, with approximately 68,000 cases in 2020, a significantly higher incidence than either lung cancer (38,000 new cases) or bowel cancer (31,000 new cases).

Prostate cancer was also the second most common cause of cancer death in men, with over 15,000 men dying from the disease in Germany in 2020. More than 290,000 German men were estimated to be living with prostate cancer in 2020.