Ranbaxy to market BioPro's Gliadel Wafer in India
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Executive Summary
Ranbaxy Laboratorieshas signed an exclusive licensing agreement with BioPro Pharmaceutical of the US to promote and market Gliadel Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in India. The US FDA-approved product is used for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-grade malignant gliomas and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Ranbaxy has received import permission for Gliadel Wafer in India. The product is manufactured by MGI Pharma and BioPro retains the marketing rights in some Asian territories including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and India. Gliadel is approved in several countries including many in Europe, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Korea. Unofficial estimates peg the prevalence of CNS tumours in India at two to five new cases per 100,000 per year.