Palatin's LeuTech
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Mallinckrodt's 500-rep sales force will market the radiolabeled monoclonal antibody imaging agent for infection diagnosis, the firms say Aug. 17. St. Louis-based Palatin will receive a $500,000 licensing fee and a $10 mil. milestone payment upon FDA approval, as well as allow a $13 mil. stock purchase by Mallinckrodt. Phase III trials for LeuTech to assist diagnosis of equivocal appendicitis have been completed and the company anticipates filing a biologic license application in September (1"The Gray Sheet" May 3, p. 18)