CG Oncology Announces License and Commercialization Agreement with Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for CG0070 in Japan and Other Asian Countries
March 26, 2020 at 08:01 pm EDT
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CG Oncology, Inc. has announced an exclusive license, development and commercialization agreement with Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Kissei") for its oncolytic immunotherapy drug CG0070 for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and other Asian countries with the exception of China. CG Oncology has completed an investigational Phase 2 study of CG0070 in the United States in patients with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). In addition, CG Oncology is studying the use of CG0070 in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors in bladder cancer and other solid tumors. Under the terms of this agreement, CG Oncology receives a licensing fee of $10 million in cash, with the potential for an additional $100 million in development and commercial milestone payments, and will receive certain royalties on sales of CG0070 in the territories licensed by Kissei. CG Oncology also receives a $30 million equity investment from Kissei. Further financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.
KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products. The Company is engaged in the collection and analysis of medicine development information, and the manufacture and sale of medicines. It is also engaged in the purchase and sale of related materials, system development and information process work, construction contract work such as new construction, expansion and renovation of factories, laboratories and offices, the management of facility and equipment work, information collection and development support work, noodle manufacture and sale, and insurance agency business.