Clovis Oncology announces second patent for Rucaparib high dose

Tuesday November 20, 2018 0 comments Tags: Boulder, Clovis Oncology, Rucaparib, Patrick J. Mahaffy

BOULDER -- Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLVS) today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued United States Patent 10,130,636 with claims directed to methods of treating cancer with high dosage strength rucaparib camsylate formulations.

The patent claims cover methods of treating cancer with commercial Rubraca product, including all commercial dosage strengths (200, 250 and 300mg).

The high dosage strength rucaparib formulation patent expires in 2035, and will join multiple patents directed to rucaparib, rucaparib camsylate, and methods of treatment as the 11th Orange Book-listed patent for rucaparib.

“We have multiple families of patents protecting Rubraca in the U.S., including composition of matter, salts/polymorphs, dosage forms and formulations, and methods of use, and we continue to add new patents, including this high dosage strength method of treatment patent,” said Patrick J. Mahaffy, Clovis president and CEO.

“Each additional patent provides further protection for Rubraca, and this is relevant not only to our current indications in ovarian cancer, but also to multiple potential additional indications based on our ongoing and substantial clinical development programs.”

Rubraca is an oral, small molecule inhibitor of PARP1, PARP2 and PARP3 being developed in multiple tumor types, including ovarian, metastatic castration-resistant prostate, and bladder cancers, as monotherapy, and in combination with other anti-cancer agents.

Exploratory studies in other tumor types are also underway. Clovis holds worldwide rights for Rubraca. Rubraca is an unlicensed medical product outside of the U.S. and Europe.