8-K Filings Shows Spectrum Pharma Signs Partnersship With Servier Canada, Will Receive $6M Upfront

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SPPI, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations and a primary focus in Hematology and Oncology and Servier Canada Inc., an affiliate of Servier a research-oriented pharmaceutical company which is pioneering new therapies primarily for cancer and cardiovascular diseases, announce the signing of a strategic partnership. As part of this partnership, Spectrum will grant the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize in Canada a franchise of four Spectrum hemato-oncology drugs: Zevalin® (ibritumomab tiuxetan) Injection for intravenous use, Folotyn®(pralatrexate injection), Beleodaq® (belinostat) for Injection and Marqibo® (vinCRIStine sulfate LIPOSOME injection) for intravenous infusion. Spectrum will receive $6 million in upfront payments, plus development milestone payments and royalties based on net product sales. "We are pleased to announce this strategic partnership with Servier, a leading company in Canada," said Rajesh C. Shrotriya, MD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. "This deal allows us to continue to focus on our core priorities including SPI-2012, Poziotinib, Apaziquone and Evomela™. This year we plan to initiate two key trials with drugs that target blockbuster markets and we are looking forward to hearing from the FDA on two of our NDA submissions. We believe that our pipeline has never been as strong as it is today, and we continue to focus on executing on our key priorities." "This strategic partnership between Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Servier Canada will contribute to consolidate our global strategy in Oncology. Our ambition is to become a benchmark player in this field," said Frédéric Sesini, Executive Vice-President International Operations of Groupe Servier. "We are fully committed in providing Canadian patients with innovative treatment options. With this key partnership, Servier Canada Oncology will start operating and will work to make these treatments available soon," underlined Frederic Fasano, Chief Executive Officer of Servier Canada Inc.