Array BioPharma Inc. reached an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to acquire worldwide rights to encorafenib (LGX818), a BRAF inhibitor currently in phase III development. This agreement is conditional on the closing of transactions announced by Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline PLC on April 22, 2014, which are expected to close in the first half of 2015, and the agreement remains subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals.
Urologic oncologist Wayne Brisbane thought his patient might be a good candidate for focal therapy.
