As drugmakers seek ways to elude IL-2 flaws, Clinigen secures the full rights to original troubled IL-2 drug Proleukin
Proleukin, the troubled IL-2 cancer drug sold by Novartis, has found a new home at Clinigen, while others in the field of immuno-oncology seek ways to create an improved version of the class of drugs sans the toxicity that has stymied the use of the original IL-2.
Last year, London-listed Clinigen $CLIN acquired the rights to sell the drug outside the United States from Novartis $NVS, in a deal where financial details were not disclosed. The drug, which is used to treat metastatic renal cell carcinoma and metastatic melanoma, has generated roughly $80 million in annual sales in the last few years, according to Evaluate Pharma. In the year leading up to June 30, 2018, Proleukin generated US sales of $60 million, according to Clinigen, citing IQVIA estimates.
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