PARIS, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curium the world’s leading nuclear medicine company, today announced the submission of its Marketing Authorization Application for [18F]-DCFPyL to the European Medicines Agency. The submission comes two months after completing its Phase III PYTHON trial of [18F]-DCFPyL and follows two US pivotal trials – OSPREY and CONDOR by Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Lantheus company. In the U.S., [18F]-DCFPyL was approved by the FDA in May of 2021 and is commercially available as PYLARIFY® (Piflufolastat F 18 Injection) and sold by Lantheus.
NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX), an oncology company developing innovative medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today announced that the results from the Phase 3 CONDOR trial evaluating the diagnostic performance and clinical impact of PyLTM (18F-DCFPyL) in men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer will be presented in an oral session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 Virtual Scientific Program. PyL is the Company’s PSMA-targeted small molecule positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent designed to visualize prostate cancer.
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNTH) (“Lantheus”), parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. (“LMI”), a leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of innovative diagnostic imaging agents and products, and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) (“Progenics”), an oncology company developing innovative medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today announced that they have entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Amended Agreement”) which amends the previously announced definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 1, 2019 (the “Original Agreement”). The Amended Agreement has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX), an oncology company developing innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today announced positive top line results from the Phase 3 CONDOR trial evaluating the diagnostic performance and clinical impact of PyL™ (18F-DCFPyL) in men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. PyL is the Company’s PSMA-targeted small molecule positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent designed to visualize prostate cancer.
Progenics' board of directors has fought bitterly against activist investor Velan Capital, going so far as to sell out rather than lose the battle. Now, Velan reportedly has the shareholder votes to complete its revamp of the drugmaker's board––but the fight's not over yet.
Lantheus, makers of diagnostic imaging hardware and nuclear medicine agents, has moved to acquire cancer drugmaker Progenics Pharmaceuticals in an all-stock transaction.