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Ipsen And Day One Enter Ex-U.S. Licensing Deal For Pediatric Brain Cancer Drug Tovorafenib

Benzinga ·  Jul 25, 2024 00:54
  • Ipsen secures ex-U.S. regulatory and commercial rights to tovorafenib for most common childhood brain tumor, pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG), and any future indications
  • OJEMDA (tovorafenib) is the first FDA-approved treatment for relapsed or refractory pLGG harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or V600 mutation, following the pivotal Phase II trial, FIREFLY-1
  • Day One receives approximately $111 million upfront in cash and equity investment with up to approximately $350 million in milestone payments and double-digit tiered royalties
  • Ongoing Phase III trial, FIREFLY-2, is evaluating tovorafenib as a monotherapy for newly diagnosed children and young adults with RAF-altered low-grade glioma requiring first-line systemic therapy
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