Once approved, this product could represent a significant milestone for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Mapi Pharma has completed an open-label Phase II clinical trial and is preparing to commence a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to support marketing applications
HERTFORDSHIRE, England and PITTSBURGH and NESS ZIONA, Israel, April 10, 2018/PRNewswire/ — Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL), one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, and Mapi Pharma Ltd., a fully integrated, clinical late stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the two companies will partner on the development and commercialization of GA Depot, a long-acting Glatiramer Acetate product. Mylan is acquiring global marketing rights to the product.
GA Depot is a proposed once-monthly injection for the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, or RRMS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) organizations have estimated that 2.3 million individuals are living with MS worldwide. In the U.S., preliminary results of an MS prevalence study by the National MS Society estimate that nearly 1 million people are living with MS. Relapsing-remitting MS accounts for approximately 85% of initial MS diagnoses.
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