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Pharmaceuticals

Lonza will supply Clovis drug

by Ann M. Thayer
November 7, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 44

Contract manufacturer Lonza will build a plant in Visp, Switzerland, to supply rucaparib, the active ingredient in Clovis Oncology’s PARP inhibitor. Lonza will open a new production line in 2019 that will provide dedicated supply until 2025. Rucaparib targets cancer by inhibiting the DNA-repair enzymes poly-ADP ribose polymerase-1, 2, and 3. It is under FDA priority review for treating advanced ovarian cancer with a decision to come by February 2017.

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