Myriad Inks Deal with Pharma Mar to Provide BRCA Testing for Drug Candidate

Jul 26, 2012

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Myriad Genetics announced after the close of the market on Thursday an agreement with Pharma Mar to conduct BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing on patients enrolled in a clinical study for the drug firm's novel drug candidate.

Under the agreement, Myriad will conduct testing for patients in a Phase II clinical study for Pharma Mar's PM1183 drug candidate, which induces double-stranded DNA break to cause cell death. Myriad will evaluate BRCA status in patients who respond to the drug candidate.

Financial and other terms were not disclosed.

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