- Lantheus will have the option to negotiate an exclusive license to Perspective Therapeutics’ Pb212-VMT-α-NET
- Lantheus will have the option to co-fund and negotiate an exclusive license for certain early-stage therapeutic candidates targeting prostate cancer using Perspective’s lead platform technology
- Lantheus agrees to invest up to approximately
$33 million in Perspective Therapeutics equity subject to Perspective Therapeutics’ completion of a qualifying third-party financing transaction - Perspective Therapeutics agrees to acquire radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in
Somerset, New Jersey
“This collaboration with Lantheus, a leader in the radiopharmaceutical space, marks a significant milestone in bringing Perspective’s targeted alpha therapies to additional cancer indications, getting us closer to more effective and targeted interventions against cancer,” continued
“We are excited to partner with Perspective, which has developed a best-in-class alpha therapy platform for lead-based radiotherapies, and we are particularly encouraged by the early data from VMT-⍺-NET,” said
Under the terms of the option agreement, Lantheus also has a right of first offer and last look protections for any third party merger and acquisition transactions involving Perspective for a twelve-month period. The closing of Perspective’s acquisition of the
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About VMT-α-NET
VMT-α-NET is a clinical stage targeted alpha particle therapy (TAT) radiopharmaceutical being developed for the treatment and diagnosis of somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (SSTR2) expressing neuroendocrine tumors, which are a rare and difficult-to-treat type of cancer. VMT-α-NET incorporates Perspective Therapeutics' proprietary lead-specific chelator (PSC) to bind 203Pb for SPECT imaging, and 212Pb for alpha particle therapy.
About
The Company's melanoma (VMT01) and neuroendocrine tumor (VMT-α-NET) programs have entered Phase 1/2a imaging and therapy trials for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and neuroendocrine tumors at several leading academic institutions in
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.perspectivetherapeutics.com.
About Lantheus
Lantheus is a leading radiopharmaceutical-focused company, delivering life-changing science to enable clinicians to Find, Fight and Follow disease to deliver better patient outcomes. Headquartered in
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The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: the risk that the conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction are not satisfied; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the proposed transactions; the Company’s and Lantheus’s respective businesses; the Company’s ability to complete the third party qualified financing; the pricing of the financing; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the potential that regulatory authorities may not grant or may delay approval for the Company's product candidates; uncertainties and delays relating to the design, enrollment, completion, and results of clinical trials; unanticipated costs and expenses; early clinical trials may not be indicative of the results in later clinical trials; clinical trial results may not support regulatory approval or further development in a specified indication or at all; actions or advice of regulatory authorities may affect the design, initiation, timing, continuation and/or progress of clinical trials or result in the need for additional clinical trials; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for the Company's product candidates; delays, interruptions or failures in the manufacture and supply of the Company's product candidates; the size and growth potential of the markets for the Company's product candidates, and the Company's ability to service those markets; the Company's cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to support its operating plan for as long as anticipated; the Company's expectations, projections and estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and the availability of and the need for additional financing; the Company's ability to obtain additional funding to support its clinical development programs; the availability or potential availability of alternative products or treatments for conditions targeted by the Company that could affect the availability or commercial potential of its product candidates; the ability of the Company to manage growth and successfully integrate its businesses; the Company's ability to maintain its key employees; whether there is sufficient training and use of the Company's products and product candidates; the market acceptance and recognition of the Company's products and product candidates; the Company's ability to maintain and enforce its intellectual property rights; the Company's ability to maintain its therapeutic isotope supply agreement with the
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